This is a 7-week self-paced online course (approximately 1-3 hours per week). It begins with a review of basic ECD concepts and implementation programmes around the world, and looks at why some programmes succeed where others do less well, and what strategies are key for enabling widespread adaptation of quality programming. For those working around the world in early childhood development programmes, the course allows you to reflect and evaluate your own organization by reviewing real-world case successes, as well as a new global perspective from other learners.Read More →

One year after the launch of the Nurturing Care Framework for Early Childhood Development, the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Bank Group, the ECD Action Network and the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health are thrilled to share a summary of where and how the Framework has made its way around the globe.Read More →

Speaking at the Scotland Maternity and Midwifery Festival 2018, Alison Baum OBE, Chief Executive of Best Beginnings in the UK, introduced participants to the Nurturing Care Framework. “It’s really worth looking at… at the heart of focusing on nurturing care is putting the family there and our role as professionalsRead More →

A webinar co-hosted by the International Step by Step Association and the Bernard van Leer Foundation sought to orient stakeholders on the Nurturing Care Framework. Read More →

What would a successful multi-sectoral approach to early childhood development look like? This was the central question posed by the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood Development (ARNEC), at their regional conference in Nepal from 5-7 June 2018. As part of the main program, UNICEF’s Pia Rebello Britto (pictured) deliveredRead More →