Investing in early childhood development is good for everyone – governments, businesses, communities, parents and caregivers, and most of all, babies and young children. It is also the right thing to do, helping every child realize the right to survive and thrive. The Nurturing Care Framework draws on state-of-the-art evidence on how early childhood development unfolds to set out the most effective policies and services that will help parents and caregivers provide nurturing care for babies. It is designed to serve as a roadmap for action, helping mobilise a coalition of parents and caregivers, national governments, civil society groups, academics, the United Nations, the private sector, educational institutions and service providers to ensure that every baby gets the best start in life.

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Related links:
• French version
• Nurturing Care Framework toolkit page

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Organization: World Health Organization
Year: 2018
Language: English
Web link: https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/272603/9789241514064-eng.pdf

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