The World Bank drives early childhood development globally through financing, policy, and partnerships to boost health, learning, and equity.

When babies are born, their brains contain billions of neurons. But how those neurons interact — and what they can do as babies grow through childhood into adulthood — is largely shaped by their ...

Baby’s eyes peer into everyone and everything to search for reactions, expressions, shapes, and textures. Their little hands and legs want to hold, touch, and kick things, and their brains are forming ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

Before age 5, a baby's brain grows rapidly, undergoing a uniquely important moment in development. Yet, many don't understand just how critical it is for setting a person's foundation for thriving.

A study led by researchers from A*STAR's Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences (SICS) has found evidence suggesting that children exposed to elevated levels of early life adversity (ELA) exhibit ...

Study maps five major eras of brain wiring from birth to old age, revealing the key turning points that shape how we learn, ...

Right Steps Academy in Fort Myers urges families to prioritize early literacy, emotional readiness, and structured learning in the first five years. FORT MYERS, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 9, 2026 / ...

Singing the ABC song. Learning the days of the week from a nursery rhyme. Making a finger-painted collage of little handprints. Arts education has always been center stage in early education because ...

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed the "Healthy Early Development and Screen Time Act," which restricts the use of screens in ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Professor, Head of School of Learning Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Despite a NZ$1 billion increase in ...