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Technical Help Chat: Care for Child Development (CCD) Implementation: A focus on parents and caregivers

Parents and caregivers have an important role to play in their children’s development. Their responsive caregiving and playful parenting set a critical trajectory for brain development in young children, which lays a solid foundation for healthy development and lifelong learning. …

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Working with the Workforce: How New Research Informs Support of the Playful Parenting Workforce

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Authors: Tanya Smith-Sreen and Carina Omoeva, FHI 360

As recognition of the importance of parenting programs and the implementation of these programs accelerates worldwide, so does the body of evidence. But gaps persist in important areas, including a lack …

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New Research Underscores the Centrality of Play in Early Childhood Development

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Key takeaways


• Play-based learning improved children’s development.
• Play Labs narrowed the learning gap between children.
• Play Labs equipped parents with the knowledge and resources to support their children’s development.
• Working on the Play Labs helped Play …

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