The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development

Children are our future – so how do we give them the best beginning for a happy and healthy life?

These videos are from the SDG Academy course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development, first launched in 2016 and led by New York University Professor Hirokazu Yoshikawa.

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Introduction: Early Childhood Development for…

Introduction: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development

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An introduction to the course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This course is about children in the context of the…
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The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood…

The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development – Trailer

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Enroll in The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. This video is licensed under the CC BY-NC-SA license.
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Early Care and Education Programs

Early Care and Education Programs

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Early care and education is an important sector for young children because it is where children spend the most time aside from their family worldwide, and it corresponds…
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Q&A | Hiro Yoshikawa | 2020 Jun. 4

Q&A | Hiro Yoshikawa | 2020 Jun. 4

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This live Q&A session took place on June 4, 2020, and answered questions related to early childhood development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Socio-emotional Development from 3 to 8

Socio-emotional Development from 3 to 8

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This chapter is about socio-emotional development, about when the children develop the important skills for cooperation and contribution in terms of pro-social and moral…
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Q&A | Aisha K. Yousafzai | 2020 Oct. 6

Q&A | Aisha K. Yousafzai | 2020 Oct. 6

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Recording of a live Q&A with Dr. Aisha K. Yousafzai from the SDG Academy course The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development. …
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Early Child Development in Culture and Context

Early Child Development in Culture and Context

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This chapter contains a brief introduction to the concept of development. Development is not just a function of nature or nurture, but the interaction between biology…
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How Brain Architecture Develops

How Brain Architecture Develops

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This chapter discusses the revolution in neurobiology that are giving us a deeper understanding of how early experience affects the developing brain. Early experiences…
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Cognitive Development and Executive Function from…

Cognitive Development and Executive Function from 3 to 8

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This chapter discusses the development of cognitive and executive function skills across the ages of three to eight, focusing on themes including pretend or symbolic…
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Q&A | Pia Rebello Britto | 2021 Feb. 17

Q&A | Pia Rebello Britto | 2021 Feb. 17

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This live Q&A session took place on Feb 17, 2021, and answered questions related to early childhood development, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic…
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Language Development

Language Development

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There are three main language skills that researchers follow in young children: phonological development, or the ability to perceive and produce the sounds of…
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The State of the World's Children

The State of the World's Children

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The Millennium Development Goals (2000-2015) made no mention of Early Childhood Development except for infant mortality and maternal mortality, which the world has made…
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Early Childhood Development: Resilience and How…

Early Childhood Development: Resilience and How to Foster It

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Resilience is the capacity and the reality of overcoming adversity and producing positive outcomes in spite of risk factors that increase the probability of a poor…
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Language Development from 3 to 8

Language Development from 3 to 8

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Language skills continue to develop rapidly between the age of three to eight, most noticeably in vocabulary, pragmatics, which is how children use language in…
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The Impact of Adversity and Toxic Stress on Child…

The Impact of Adversity and Toxic Stress on Child Development

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Adversity has disruptive effects on the development of the brain and body, especially when children are living in environments burdened by deep poverty, exposure to…
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Introduction to Multi-sector Aspects of Early…

Introduction to Multi-sector Aspects of Early Childhood Development

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This chapter discusses multi-sector platforms to promote ECD, including health, nutrition, education, social protection, and child protection. Children can experience…

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