March 17, 2025 – Slum Dwellers International, in partnership with the Centre for Early Childhood Development and the Van Leer Foundation, released a learning brief that explores how to enhance early childhood development in slums and informal settlements across Africa. The resource aims to expand the knowledge base and co-develop practical solutions to improve access to and quality of early childhood services, as well as caregiver well-being. The brief presents an overview of the project, detailing the participatory methodology used and the key insights gained. It highlights essential factors that contributed to the project’s success, offering guidance for scaling and replication in similar contexts, as well as detailed accounts of the interventions carried out in Senegal, South Africa, and Uganda.