Roger Federer has stressed the importance of ramping up efforts to improve early childhood education in South Africa.

Stressful or traumatic experiences in childhood have been shown to negatively impact an individual's health as an adult.

For about 60 years, the prevailing wisdom in Japan, so-called "Three-Year-Old Myth," has held that children should be raised at home by their mothers until the age of three for healthy development.

Early emergence of cognitive and socioemotional problems between the ages of 3 and 7 (just over 8.5%) Persistent cognitive ...

The combination of poorly developed social and cognitive skills during childhood is linked to poor exam results by the age of 16, with those for whom these issues persist throughout their childhood ...

The Center for American Progress’ data dashboard allows users to explore national- and state-level data trends on a range of child care and early learning topics. Read more and explore ...

In May 2024, the US government released a report detailing federal progress made since 2018 in reducing childhood lead poisoning ... long-term harms to children’s development.