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Towards a holistic framework: a scoping review protocol to map early childhood development services

Mehrdad Amir-Behghadami et al

'The findings of this review may offer a novel perspective for developing a comprehensive package of ECD services within the Iranian health system. Furthermore, it provides a detailed roadmap for researchers and stakeholders aiming to enhance child health and preve

Play Together? Unveiling Facilitators and Barriers to Inclusive Outdoor Play for Dutch Children With and Without Disabilities: A Qualitative Study

By R Q Beekhuizen et al

Conclusions: Children with and without disabilities in regular and special primary education identify facilitators and barriers in personal, interacting and environmental factors for inclusive outdoor play. Children with disabilities encounter more barriers than those withou

Pre-school Integration in Ethiopia

By Sahilu Baye Alemu, Founder & Director, Enrichment Center Ethiopia (ECE)

Over the past two decades, Ethiopia has witnessed a remarkable transformation in pre-school education evolving from a fragmented, largely private system into a more formalized and government-supported structure. Earl

Support the Caregivers Intervention (SCI) for Strengthening Ethiopian Families

Experts around the world agree that the early years are critical for emotional health, social understanding, and learning. In Ethiopia, where family, community, and tradition are so deeply rooted, these early moments are even more important.

By Sahilu Baye Alemu

Introduction: Why Caregivers Matter

Scaling parenting programs for early child development in four low- and middle-income countries

Frances Aboud et al

Conclusion: Planning for scale needs to be done at the start by considering facilitative design features, selection of a workforce, and ownership by the government. Ongoing implementation research conducted with different stakeholders is needed to provide feedback f

Buddha sends a postcard home #7 of 7

Dear Gopa,

I hope you and all the villagers you are helping are well. As we study, meditate and contemplate we come to realize there is only mind. We free ourselves from the delusion that we live in a world that is outside of ourselves, a world that is fixed, solid and permanent. In this delusion we

Buddha sends a postcard home #6 of 7

Dear Everyone,

I hope you are all well and happy. In my postcards I have said our minds are usually disturbed with thoughts of regret, hope, anger, worry, lust and all the rest of it. Most of these thoughts and feelings that arise are self-centred. Then the actions that follow the thoughts can be se