Focal Interest
Focal Interest

Child development

  1. Early intervention was linked to better third-grade academic outcomes
    Cohort study demonstrates that early intervention services for children under 3 with developmental delays improve academic outcomes in later childhood, with implications for service planning.
  2. Happy Child Programme raised vaccination and lowered avoidable deaths
    Study of Brazil's Happy Child Programme shows vaccination rates increased 4.9pp and preventable deaths fell 9.3pp among infants during early implementation.
  3. Responsive parenting and supportive environments aid early social skills
    Literature review examining how parenting practices and social environments influence early childhood social skill development in informal education across diverse family and cultural contexts.
  4. Psychosocial determinants of child cognitive development in sub-Saharan early childhood development centres: a systematic review protocol
    Protocol for systematic review of psychosocial determinants of child cognitive development in sub-Saharan African Early Childhood Development centres, examining research from 2014-2024.