by Kate Anderson and Abbie Raikes The world celebrates one of the most important dates of the year in November, Universal Children’s Day. Fortunately, during the last UN General Assembly, global leaders agreed to give children (and adults) the best present: to champion early childhood development as a priority for all countries and as a goal for the post-2015 development … [Read more...] about Data: The Best Gift for Universal Children’s Day
New Teacher: When Change Comes (Yet Again) to Your Child’s Daycare
I recently took a look at some figures on child care staff at public daycare centers in Peru and Ecuador. I found that the average caregiver has been in her position just shy of a year in Peru and a year and a half in Ecuador. In other words, child care services suffer from a high degree of staff turnover. … [Read more...] about New Teacher: When Change Comes (Yet Again) to Your Child’s Daycare
Latin America is Getting Taller
by Norbert Schady The average height of adults born in a given year (cohort) is based on the disease environment that birth cohort faced in early childhood. In poor countries, it may also be an indication of insufficient availability or diversity of nutrients. How do you think this applies to Latin America? … [Read more...] about Latin America is Getting Taller
Play Areas Where Kids Can Just Play
Last year I took my two daughters, ages 5 and 6, to Disneyland. After greeting and taking photos with the countless characters that we came across, getting on all kinds of rides, trains and carousels, and enjoying the various shows, my daughter, looking visibly worn-out, asked, “Hey, mom…isn’t there a regular park here where kids can just play?” … [Read more...] about Play Areas Where Kids Can Just Play
Who Takes Care of You While I’m at School and Work?
by Carina Lupica In Argentina, more than 900,000 women aged 14 to 24 are mothers, meaning that 24.2% of young women have children [link in Spanish]; however, not all of these young mothers are able to take care of their children. That task falls to different people in varied settings within the family or outside the home, where the government, private businesses and … [Read more...] about Who Takes Care of You While I’m at School and Work?