Public policy and the early years: What are we waiting for?

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Public policy and the early years Public policy and the early years: What are we waiting for? 27/10/2020 | 5 MINS Edition | Early childhood development Linda Savage lays out the confronting reality of why early childhood development policies are still lagging behind the rich evidence base on the formative nature of the early years that has been firmly established. In 1633, the Inquisition of the Roman Catholic Church forced Galileo Galilei to recant his belief that the Earth moved around the Sun. As he left the courtroom he is said to have muttered, ΓÇÿall the same, it movesΓÇÖ. There are simply some things that once you see them, you cannot ΓÇÿunseeΓÇÖ. Knowing that the experience in the womb, and the early years of a childΓÇÖs life are fundamental in shaping their capacity for learning, development, health, social and emotional wellbeing, is like that. ΓÇ£This is the golden opportunity to ensure every child, regardless of the circumstances of their birth, their parents, the colour of their skin or where they live, thrives. The benefit t

All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2020 October Public policy and the early years Public policy and the early years: What are we waiting for?

27/10/2020 | 5 MINS Edition | Early childhood development Linda Savage lays out the confronting reality of why early childhood development policies are still lagging behind the rich evidence base on the formative nature of the early years that has been firmly established.

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