Finding a Place for Early Child Development in the Hierarchy of Needs
This report offers guidance on how to translate the science of early child development for the international development and policy community.
This report lays the groundwork for a larger effort to translate the science of early child development for the international development and policy community. Using data from a series of in-depth interviews, it identifies and describes the implicit assumptions, norms and patterns of understanding that leaders in the field of international development employ in thinking about their own work, children’s issues generally, and early child development more specifically. The report concludes with a set of key messaging implications and directions for future research.