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Early Childhood Development: A Critical Investment

Module 1: Early Childhood Development: A Critical Investment introduction Sample Module

Lesson 1 – Welcome

Lesson 2 – Science of Early Child Development | The Long reach of early childhood

Lesson 3 – Reflection on “The long reach of early childhood”

Lesson 4 – Workshop structure

Lesson 5 – Our objectives

Module 2: Early child development and nurturing care

Lesson 1 – What is ECD?

Lesson 2 – Bernard van Leer Foundation | The Beginning of Life – Babies learn from birth (Maria Farinha Films, all rights reserved)

Lesson 3 – What is nurturing care?

Lesson 4 – Why is it important for policymakers to understand nurturing care?

Module 3: Evidence for nurturing care in early childhood

Lesson 1 – The scientific evidence

Lesson 2 – Bernard van Leer Foundation | The Beginning of Life – Evidence of investing in the early years (Maria Farinha Films, all rights reserved)

Lesson 3 – Early brain development

Lesson 4 – Bernard van Leer Foundation | The Beginning of Life – Why good foundations matter (Maria Farinha Films, all rights reserved)

Lesson 5 – Nurturing care builds brains

Lesson 6 – Science of Early Child Development | Importance of caregiving

Lesson 7 – Bernard van Leer Foundation | The Beginning of Life – Why does responsiveness matter (Maria Farinha Films, all rights reserved)

Lesson 8 – Linking brain development to nurturing care and policymaking

Lesson 9 – Economic evidence for investing in ECD

Lesson 10 – Science of Early Child Development | Bhutta – Examples of investing in ECD

Lesson 11 – Science of Early Child Development | Awiti – Investment in women

Lesson 12 – Science of Early Child Development | Warner – Social benefits of early education

Module 4: How can policies support nurturing care?

Lesson 1 – Examples of nurturing care in different contexts

Lesson 2 – Science of Early Child Development | Beyond surviving to thriving: Optimizing child development through integrating ECD into health programmes

Lesson 3 – Science of Early Child Development | Educate your child: Cuba’s integrated early childhood program

Lesson 4 – Reflecting on ECD approaches

Lesson 5 – Five essential strategies to support nurturing care

Lesson 6 – All sectors working together

Lesson 7 – Supporting the most vulnerable

Lesson 8 – What next?

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