The right to a strong foundation. Global Report on early childhood care and education

The first global report on early childhood care and education (ECCE)

- jointly published by UNESCO and UNICEF, offers insights into global and regional ECCE trends.

The report, which is a key response to the commitments outlined in the Tashkent Declaration, synthesizes scientific evidence on ECCE’s

ECDAN is a global platform to catalyze collective action at scale so that every young child -

is well nourished, healthy, happy, learning, and safe

From their website:

'Since ECDAN’s inception in 2016, we have helped to increase political will and public demand for investments in the early years.

'We have built an interconnected web of stakeholders committed to prioritizing young children a

How digital media affect brain development – what parents and educators should know. VIDEO

A video for parents, educators, teachers, older children and for parents' evenings

The world in which our children live has changed rapidly with smartphones, tablet PCs, PC gaming, etc.

What do children need for healthy brain development?
What are the risks of smartphones and surfing the Internet?

The Early Child Development Taskforce welcomes new members from any country. Would you like to join?

ECDtf works to ensure that young children with developmental delays and disabilities achieve their full potential

The Early Childhood Development Task Force (ECDtf) is a global network of leaders, practitioners, technical experts, service providers, advocates, and researchers who believe in th

Birthrights offers thoughts on the king’s speech (UK)

‘Do autonomy and rights; dignity and respect really extend to everyone?’

Extract:

‘There is no explicit mention of maternity care throughout the King’s Speech. While this is not necessarily surprising, it is disappointing that we are yet to see a ministerial role dedicated to improving materna

COFACE Families Europe – Empowering Diversity

Annual Report for 2023

Visit: https://coface-eu.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/COFACE-2023-Annual-Report.pdf

Challenges facing girls and women in rural areas

Several UN entities, civil society organisations, governments, and future generations joined forces -

- at the 68th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) to emphasise the importance of gender equality and the rights of women and girls everywhere.

To share good examples and

Mental illness and suicide in children and adolescents linked to smartphones

Neurological, psychological, and developmental harms are well established by myriad scientific studies

From a post by Caryn Lipson in Frontline News:

A new book by NYU social psychologist Jonathan Haidt may confirm what many parents have already deduced and may be eye-opening to others — the