Aisha k Yousafzai Harvard TH Chan SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH amp Dana c m c COY HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION April 5 th 2019 A Story of Success Evidencebased advocacy has facilitated growth of national multisectoral policies to promote Early Childhood Development ID: 1029409
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1. Implementation Research and Practice for Early Childhood DevelopmentAisha k. Yousafzai (Harvard T.H. Chan SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) & Dana c. mcCOY (HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION)April 5th 2019
2. A Story of SuccessEvidence-based advocacy has facilitated growth of national multi-sectoral policies to promote Early Childhood Development (Black et al., Lancet, 2017). Evidence from multiple disciplines (neurobiology, economics, psychology, health) suggests: Start earlyProvide multiple protective inputs to promote nurturing care and mitigate risks Support both children and caregiversBoost development across the life courseParenting and early childhood education interventions have a consistent, positive effect on cognitive development (Aboud & Yousafzai, Annual Review of Psychology of the 2015; Britto et al., Lancet 2017).
3. What further evidence do we need to effectively translate evidence to practice?For which children do interventions work effectively?How do culture and context influence the effectiveness of interventions?What are the mechanisms through which interventions are most effective?What are the essential components of a high quality parenting intervention or early learning intervention?How can we better use the neurobiological sciences to inform interventions in the early years (e.g., components of bundled interventions)?How can we use the current knowledge to inform intervention strategies across the life course to support long term outcomes?Do we have all the measurement tools we require to evaluate impact, implementation, and progress?
4. How do we ensure services reach all young children and their caregivers?E.g., Two-thirds of 3-4 year olds have no access to early childhood care and education services (McCoy et al., 2016)
5. Goal 1, Target 1.2: Halve povertyGoal 2, Target 2.2.: End hungerGoal 3, Target 3.2: End preventable deaths of newborns and under-fives.Goal 4, Target 4.2: Ensure that all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre-primary education.Goal 16, Target 16.2: End abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against and torture of children.
6. The Nurturing Care Framework: A Road Map for Multisectoral Approaches to ECD (May, 2018)
7. Achieving Impact at ScaleMany good programmes cannot demonstrate how they are good, or whether they are good at scaleMany not-so-good programmes think they are goodMany programmes in the middle need a roadmap for how to get betterTherefore:What do we need to learn to effectively transition programmes from ‘small to big?’What do we need to learn to effectively transition programmes from ‘big to better?’What do we need to do to reach all children?
8. The Goals of This Conference
9. Implementation Research and PracticeDual evidence challenge:What do we need to do to make our interventions more effective in diverse contexts?How do we support effective scaling of interventions in systems?
10. Conference Theme: Global GoodsWhat are the best available “global goods” for supporting ECD globally? What goods are needed in the future, and what research questions and study designs are necessary for producing these goods?“Global goods include tools, methods, frameworks, evidence, standards, resources and activities that provide capacity support to multiple countries in planning and implementing quality and equitable ECD. The goods are freely accessible.”
11. Conference Structure: Day 110:30 – 12:15 PANEL 1: Effective ECD Interventions12:15 – 1:30 Lunch and Networking1:30 – 3:00 PANEL 2: Scale Case Studies3:00 – 3:30 Break3:30 – 5:00 PANEL 3: System-Wide Approaches to Support ECD 5:00 – 6:00 PANEL 4: Promoting ECD in Humanitarian Response Settings 6:30 Mentoring Dinner
12. Conference Structure: Day 28:30 – 9:15 Keynote Conversation9:15 – 11:00 PANEL 5: Measurement of ECD11:00 – 12:30 Lunch and Poster Session12:30 – 2:00 PANEL 6: Integrated Packages for Nurturing Care2:00 – 2:30 Closing remarks
13. Conference ObjectivesRaise awareness regarding current state of ECD fieldConnect with others from diverse fields, perspectives around a common missionMove beyond status quo and identify next steps for improving the lives of children globallyWorking paper to outline these goals in concrete ways
14. Housekeeping and LogisticsPlease keep the space tidyBathrooms are on the ground level to the right of the auditorium, as well as off of the cafeteriaLunches will be available for pick-up outside of the roomPlease direct logistical questions to our teamSocial media: Please use #HarvardECD
15. Thank You!
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17. Implementation Research and Practice for Early Childhood DevelopmentAisha k. Yousafzai (Harvard T.H. Chan SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) & Dana c. mcCOY (HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION)April 6th 2019
18. Reflections: Existing Global GoodsXXX
19. Reflections: Future DirectionsXXX
20. Wrapping UpHow to stay involvedSee contact sheet in foldersNew Global ECD course coming 2019-2020 academic yearAnnouncement of Poster Prize
21. Thank You!