August 18, 2025 – The World Bank Group published a document that provides comprehensive guidelines for designing, implementing, and evaluating effective and scalable parenting programs—including by examining their costs—particularly in low- and middle-income countries. It emphasizes the critical role of nurturing care in child development, outlines the essential considerations for designing and implementing these programs to enhance caregiver-child interactions and improve child outcomes, and highlights the need for context-specific, integrated approaches to maximize program impact and sustainability.
The document focuses on three main messages and includes six country case studies. This guidance note serves as a practical guide for policymakers, program designers, implementers and practitioners looking to enhance the quality and impact of parenting interventions globally.