Events and Opportunities
- View videos from the Center's Distinguished Scholars Lecture Series
- View DVD video segments and presentations from the National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy
Featured Publications
- Neuroscience, Molecular Biology, and the Childhood Roots of Health Disparities: Building a New Framework for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (JAMA, June 3, 2009)
- InBrief: A series of brief summaries of the scientific presentations at the National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy
- Council Working Paper #6: Mental Health Problems in Early Childhood Can Impair Learning and Behavior for Life
- Forum Working Paper #1: Workforce Development, Welfare Reform, and Child Well-Being
"...based on the evidence gleaned from a rich and rapidly growing science base, we feel an urgent need to call for a new national dialogue focused on rethinking the meaning of both shared responsibility for children and strategic investment in their future."
National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.
From Neurons to Neighborhoods:
The Science of Early Childhood Development.
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Formed in 2003, this multi-disciplinary collaboration is designed to bring the science of early childhood and early brain development to bear on public decision-making. Its website features related papers, news, and information. More
This multi-university collaboration involves the analysis, synthesis, translation, and dissemination of findings from 40 years of early childhood program evaluation studies to learn more about what interventions work best and for whom. More
Julius B. Richmond Fellowships
To support its goal of creating a new generation of leaders who have a broad perspective on the promotion of healthy child development and who recognize the need to bring strong scientific knowledge to bear on policies and programs that support the well-being of children, the Center on the Developing Child is now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Julius B. Richmond Fellowships. More
Partnership for Early Childhood Science and Policy
This new collaboration of the Center on the Developing Child, the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices, and the National Conference of State Legislatures is designed to help build the leadership capacity of state lawmakers in both the legislative and executive branches to design and implement successful, evidence-based birth to five policies that shift the odds for vulnerable children and their families. It includes the first National Symposium on Early Childhood Science and Policy, which was held June 26 - 27, 2008, at Harvard University. More