By Priya Anaokar In developing countries, at least 219 million children under the age of 5 fail to reach their cognitive and socio-emotional potential because of poverty, poor health and nutrition, and non-stimulating care, as reported by the Global Child Development Group (GCDG) … [Read more...] about A better start is needed
Today´s Oliver Twist
By Charles A. Nelson Have you heard about this poor boy Oliver Twist who endured a miserable existence in a child institution in the early 19th century and decided to escape to lead a better life? Well, it’s just a story the famous author Charles Dickens wrote in 1838, but child institutions are more than just a story. For many children they are a reality they have to … [Read more...] about Today´s Oliver Twist
Little Scientists
By Samuel Berlinski It is undisputed that children, from birth to the start of formal schooling, need to be stimulated in order to develop their motor, socio-emotional and cognitive skills. But how should preschool-age children be cognitively stimulated? And at the same time, how structured should that experience be? … [Read more...] about Little Scientists
No Water, No Handwashing?
By Diana Pinto Picture a typical handwashing scene at a day care center in a developing country. A class of roughly 15 children lines up to use the sink; however, water only flows from the tap some of the time or the sink doesn’t work at all, so water must be fetched in containers from a faraway tank. … [Read more...] about No Water, No Handwashing?
Brasil vai criar uma lei sobre a primeira infância
Por Francisco Ochoa O Congresso do Brasil criará um marco legal para garantir a sustentabilidade das políticas para a primeira infância, que ganharam importância nos últimos anos nos programas federais, estaduais e municipais. Este é o principal acordo resultante do seminário "Marco Legal da Primeira Infância", realizado na semana de 15 de abril, em Brasília, com a … [Read more...] about Brasil vai criar uma lei sobre a primeira infância