The Nurturing care framework for early childhood development: A framework for helping children SURVIVE and THRIVE to TRANSFORM health and human potential builds upon state-of-the art evidence of how child development unfolds and of the effective policies and interventions that can improve early childhood development. The Framework was developed by WHO, UNICEF, and the World Bank Group, in collaboration with the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health the Early Childhood Development Action Network and many other partners to provide a roadmap for ensuring attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and survive, thrive and transform goals of the Global Strategy on Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. Launched alongside the 71st World Health Assembly in May 2018, it outlines:
- why efforts to improve health and wellbeing must begin in the earliest years, from pregnancy to age 3;
- the major threats to early childhood development;
- how nurturing care protects young children from the worst effects of adversity and promotes physical, emotional and cognitive development;
- what families and caregivers need to provide nurturing care for young children.
To reach their full potential, children need the five inter-related and indivisible components of nurturing care: good health, adequate nutrition, safety and security, responsive caregiving and opportunities for learning. You can find out more about these five components here.
