A fair start in life begins even before children enter school How socioeconomic background affects a child’s development by Manja Attig / May 27, 2019
Starting them young: Government investments in early childhood education Strengthening individual knowledge and skills should be at the core of policymakers’ agenda for economic growth and development by Sarah Grace See / April 17, 2019
Identifying risk instead of failure Reading impairments: Moving from a deficit-driven to a preventive model by Nadine Gaab / April 3, 2019
A child should be defined by her own unique strengths, not her deficits How transforming school assessment transformed Emily’s educational path by Joe Bathelt / March 11, 2019
Playful learning in everyday spaces Urban architecture designed to spark children's development by Brenna Hassinger-Das / August 1, 2018
Early childhood education has immense benefits Angelica Ponguta explores ways to help at-risk children develop to their full potential Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 25, 2018
How to scale up effective interventions in early childhood development Raquel Bernal Salazar on interventions to improve nutrition and cognitive development for babies in socio-economic vulnerability Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / April 5, 2018
Urban Thinkscape – playful learning in community contexts Brenna Hassinger-Das explores how parents and kids interact in public spaces and how research can respond to the needs of community members Interview by Alexandra Güntzer / March 14, 2018
The benefits of fantasy play Pretend play helps to promote the social-emotional development of children and has a positive effect on the relationships with their peers Interview by Cathrin Jerie / June 13, 2017
A healthy life starts even before birth Other measures are just as important as birth weight in predicting a child’s physical and cognitive development Interview by Cathrin Jerie / May 30, 2017
Early childhood intervention programs combat the vicious cycle of poverty Costas Meghir's research focuses on how early childhood intervention can help break the cycle of intergenerational transmission of poverty Interview by Cathrin Jerie / March 13, 2017
Immigrant children in Switzerland benefit from home visiting program Andrea Lanfranchi talks about the promising results the home visiting program has on children's cognition, language skills and behavior Interview by Cathrin Jerie / January 30, 2017
