New Film Explores the Impact of Child's Early Environment
The Beginning of Life, a new documentary supported by UNICEF, was released worldwide on June 1. The film documents the early lives of children and their families and features interviews with specialists from the early childhood development arena. Families from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Italy, Kenya and the United States are included in the film.
UNICEF Chief of Early Childhood Development Pia Britto hopes that the film compels "governments and policy-makers to act now and prioritize investment in the earliest years of children's lives - from parenting to care and early learning programs for all children."
In a testimony in the film, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences winner James Heckman declares that "taking proper care of our babies is the best investment that can be made in humanity." "The Beginning of Life" is now available on Netflix, iTunes, and Google Play.
Registration Opens for 20th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
The 20th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect (NCCAN) takes place August 31 to September 2 in Washington DC. This every-other-year event features leading voices from across multiple disciplines, including researchers, practitioners and policy makers.
The theme for 2016 is Building Community, Building Hope. Some of the key topic are the intersections between child maltreatment and poverty, homelessness, substance abuse, sex trafficking and domestic violence. Register here.
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RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM-BUILDING: Theory & Practice
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New Book
Systems Thinking for Social Change
Published in late 2015, this book gives concrete, actionable guidance on what systems thinking is and how to incorporate it in problem solving, decision making and strategic planning for early childhood systems.
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This comprehensive toolkit is a guide to help diagnose, design, implement and assess successful cross-sector collaborations to solve complex social challenges, such as building early childhood systems.
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EXPLORE MORE RESOURCES FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEMS
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For providers: Professionals may find the ZERO TO THREE "Developing Social-Emotional Skills" resources useful for helping new and expectant parents have a positive impact on their children's development.
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For policymakers: A new report in the Brookings Institution's Evidence Speaks series explores the pros and cons of public policy and expenditure support for family support programs versus school readiness programs in order to improve the prospects of children from low-income families.
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Early Childhood-LINC is a learning and innovation network developed by and for communities. Our mission is to support families and improve results for young children in communities across the country with a focus on accelerating the development of effective, integrated, local early childhood systems. We are currently made up of nine member communities across the country. Learn more about the innovative work of our communities.
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