Indicators suggest more children are not developing the social, emotional and communication skills they need to have the best start in life prompting policymakers to focus on boosting early years ...

While the demands and expectations of parenthood have changed over the years, there has been one constant – and often vexing – desire for families of all shapes and sizes: access to affordable, ...

After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

Key aims of this research included unpacking how local families understand early childhood development, and identifying ways in which children and families are already supported, and can be better ...

Lockdown and social distancing measures during the Covid-19 pandemic were associated with increased developmental concerns about young children in Scotland, research suggests. A study of almost ...

Decades of research in the fields of developmental psychology, pediatrics and neurobiology converged to the idea that the first five years are particularly important. During these years, children ...