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The Coalition for Children Affected by AIDS has produced a brief on what donors, policy makers, implementers and civil society can do to deliver integrated support for children and adolescents affected by HIV and AIDS. Those who face social and structural exclusion must be prioritised if we are to achieve HIV targets and broader SDGs. The most vulnerable are beyond the reach of mainstream services – that must change. Combining services and support in a comprehensive programme achieves far more and uses fewer resources. The Nurturing Care Framework can transform the life course of these children.Read More →

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The Kenya Community Health Policy 2020-2030 includes nurturing care as a core component of the community health services package. It emphasizes the important role that community health volunteers and other personnel play in ensuring that children in the communities receive nurturing care, get playful opportunities to learn, and are protected from any form of harm.Read More →

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Published by WHO and UNICEF in 2012, this publication recommends play and communication activities for families to stimulate the learning of their children. Also, through play and communication, adults learn how to be sensitive to the needs of children and respond appropriately to meet them. These basic care-giving skills contribute to the survival, as well as the healthy growth and development, of young children.Read More →

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Written for USAID and PEPFAR implementing partners, with a focus on OVC practitioners, this is a user-friendly compendium of current resources and job aids for early childhood care, stimulation and education. It begins with an overview of the importance of the early childhood period, and specifically its importance for HIV-impacted infants, children and families. This section grounds the rationale in the nurturing care components. The compendium describes of tools, job aids, visuals and packages that can address components of nurturing care. Coordinating Comprehensive Care for Children, or 4Children, is a 5-year, USAID-funded projectRead More →

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This two page summary looks at the five indivisible components of nurturing care: good health; adequate nutrition; safety and security; opportunities for early learning and responsive caregiving. It offers definitions for each and provides illustrative examples of interventions.Read More →

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This guidance note specifically targets the health sector and aims to catalyse country-level dialogue and action focusing on health service delivery and systems strengthening while also outlining complementary actions by other sectors. It is relevant for national governments, specifically ministries of health, and for national and global development partners and other stakeholders. This guidance note is the first in a series of resources for all relevant sectors that will become available to facilitate the operationalization of the Framework. Key sectors that should engage in this operationalization include health, nutrition, education and protection.Read More →

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(Quatre pages). Les soins attentifs englobent les besoins des jeunes enfants en matière de santé, de nutrition optimale, de sécurité et de sûreté, d’opportunités pour l’apprentissage précoce et de prestation de soins adaptés.5 Les parents, les familles et les autres soignants principaux sont ceux qui dispensent des soins. Les politiques, les programmes et les services doivent donc être conçus pour leur permettre, ainsi qu’à leurs communautés, de répondre à tous les besoins des jeunes enfants.Read More →

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This is a four page summary of the Nurturing Care Framework document. Nurturing care encompasses young children’s needs for good health, optimal nutrition, security and safety, opportunities for early learning and responsive caregiving. Parents, families and other primary caregivers are the main providers of nurturing care. Policies, programmes and services must therefore be designed to enable them and their communities to meet all the needs of young children.Read More →

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L’investissement dans le développement de la petite enfance profite à tous – gouvernements, entreprises, communautés, parents et soignants, et surtout, bébés et jeunes enfants. Il permet également de faire respecter le droit de chaque enfant de survivre et de s’épanouir et a un bon rapport coût-efficacité. En effet, Pour chaque dollar US dépensé pour des interventions liées au développement du jeune enfant, le retour sur investissement peut atteindre les US $13.Read More →

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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.Read More →

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This Thematic Brief makes the case that ensuring children affected by HIV survive and thrive requires applying a nurturing care lens to routine maternal, newborn and child health services, as well as, HIV prevention and care services.Read More →

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These briefs make the case for applying a nurturing care lens when addressing specific issues affecting children’s development. They outline what is already happening and what can be done better or differently at multiple levels (policy to community) to ensure families receive the support they need and children receive nurturing care. Read More →

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Note: You can access the most recent set of Early Childhood Development Country Profiles here. Affiliated with Countdown to 2030 women’s, children’s and adolescent health, these profiles of 91 low and middle income countries are the first step towards a global monitoring and accountability system for early childhood development. ClickRead More →