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Early Childhood Matters: Advances in early childhood development
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first issue of Early Childhood Matters. Since the publication of the first issue, there have been significant advances in both our understanding of the science of child development and the importance of investin
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A Good Start: Advances in early childhood development. Early Childhood Matters
Celebrating nearly 50 years of operations, the Bernard van Leer Foundation publishes this issue of Early Childhood Matters as a reflection on the advances made over those past five decades on early education care and development. The first half of this is
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Measuring and Improving Quality in Early Childhood Environments
ISSA, UNICEF, UNESCO, and the Bernard van Leer Foundation, in partnership with the World Bank and the Brookings Institution, joined forces to call attention to the importance of measuring and improving quality in early childhood environments. An internati
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Responsive Parenting: A strategy to prevent violence
This edition of Early Childhood Matters addresses the theme of responsive parenting, and in particular the potential for responsive parenting programmes to reduce the incidence of violence against young children. Articles examine the state of research, ex
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Small children, big cities. Early Childhood Matters
This issue of Early Childhood Matters was published to coincide with a conference held by the Bernard van Leer Foundation in New Delhi in November 2014 on the issue of urbanization and child-friendly cities. The articles approach the issue from different
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Migrating Childhood
The documentary ‘Migrating Childhood’, produced Aide et Action and The Bernard van Leer Foundation, introduces the lives of migrant children at worksites in India. The Bernard van Leer Foundation works with Aide et Action to improve the living condition
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Small Children, Big Cities: Impact through design intervention
Organised by the Bernard van Leer Froundation with support from the National Institute of Urban Affairs and the Ministry of Urban Development (Government of India), the conference Small Children, Big Cities: Building Smart Cities for Child-friendly 21 st-
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Research on domestic Violence Against Children Aged 0-8 Years in Turkey
In 2013, the Bernard van Leer Foundation supported Boğaziçi University, Humanist Bureau and Frekans Research to conduct a national scale survey on domestic violence against children aged 0-8 years in Turkey. The main objective of the survey was to obtain
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Living conditions: the influence on young children’s health
Bernad Van Leer's publication 'Lving conditions: the influence on young children’s health' explores the links between the living conditions that children grow up in and their health and development. Articles look at the effects of air pollution, the signi
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Violencia oculta: Protegiendo a los niños pequeños en el hogar. Espacio para la infancia
Spanish version of Bernard van Leer Foundation's June 2011 edition of Early Childhood Matters- Hidden violence. Violence against young children is often hidden from view when it takes place in the home and the family. It explores the need for better data
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Early learning: Lessons from scaling up. Early Childhood Matters
The November 2011 edition of Bernard Van Leer's "Early Childhood Matters" series, looks at the question of how to scale up early learning provision without sacrificing quality. Articles consider lessons that can be learned from national-level experiences
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El derecho de los niños y las niñas a jugar. Análisis de la importancia del juego en las las vidas de niños y niñas de todo el mundo
In this working paper, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children. They argue that both state signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Right