One of the best ways to improve the future health of a society is to invest in its youngest members: infants, toddlers and early-school-age children. This is especially true in the developing world, where access to the basic resources that young kids need most to learn and grow cannot be assumed. Hence the international aid community’s increased focus on early childhood development (ECD), resulting in – and accelerated by – the inclusion of ECD among the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
