HOME - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATIONINVESTMENT AREASPARENTSURBAN95THE EARLY YEARSNEWSOTHER PUBLICATIONS New guidance for cities on cycling for babies, toddlers and caregivers. Published May 5, 2021. Cycling Cities for Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers is a new publication of BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise, and the Bernard van Leer Foundation. The 37-page paper sets out the benefits. ABOUT US - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION Over the last half century, the Bernard van Leer Foundation has worked in more than 50 countries and invested over half a billion dollars toward our mission: to improve opportunities for young children (0-8) growing up with social and economic disadvantage. Bernard van Leer was an entrepreneur who built a large global packaging Continued

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Team. Meet the Bernard van Leer Foundation team. Many are located at our head office in The Hague, the Netherlands, while others are based around the world in the countries where we focus our work. EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS ARCHIVES Early Childhood Matters 2017. This latest edition of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s journal showcases advances in early childhood development, bringing new ideas from around the world and exploring the challenges of scaling up. Read more. INDIA - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 programme evolved from our recent work in India. The country has become a global focus for urban policy, due to its goal of building 100 “smart cities” and the expected high rate of urbanisation in the coming years: still less than a third of the country’s 1.25 billion population lives in cities, but the proportion is projected to reach half by “MAGIC MOMENTS” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN ISRAEL FOR ARABIC A campaign with the same name was launched in Hebrew last year, creating a high demand for similar content for the Arabic-speaking population. However ‘’Magic Moments’’ is not a transcription of the Hebrew project – it is an original production tailored specifically for the Arab population, featuring Arab experts and

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TOOLKIT - FOR MEASURING URBAN EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG People moving count, stationary activity mapping, intercept surveys and sensory mapping are among the tools that can be used to gather data on young children and caregivers in cities. They are explained in practical detail in this publication, a collaboration between the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Gehl. The tools are adapted from Gehl’s Public Space Public Life survey for the Foundation

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Recife, Brazil. Our city-wide, inter-agency partnership with Recife has a particular focus on exploring how Urban95 tools – such as intersectoral data management, and the “children’s priority zone” concept of mobility and public space interventions – can reduce violence and inequality. We have already worked with the city

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EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS 2016 The 2016 edition of Early Childhood Matters features contributions from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake; WHO Assistant Director General Flavia Bustreo; Alice Albright and colleagues at the Global Partnership for Education; and Susan L. Bissell of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. Other articles address issues from measuring child development at population level to JOB VACANCY: BVLF IS RECRUITING A PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a Programme Coordinator India (CLOSED) Published April 8, 2019. The Bernard van Leer Foundation is recruiting a Programme Coordinator India, who facilitates the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s investments in the country and its impact on policies and practices

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HOME - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATIONINVESTMENT AREASPARENTSURBAN95THE EARLY YEARSNEWSOTHER PUBLICATIONS New guidance for cities on cycling for babies, toddlers and caregivers. Published May 5, 2021. Cycling Cities for Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers is a new publication of BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise, and the Bernard van Leer Foundation. The 37-page paper sets out the benefits. ABOUT US - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION Over the last half century, the Bernard van Leer Foundation has worked in more than 50 countries and invested over half a billion dollars toward our mission: to improve opportunities for young children (0-8) growing up with social and economic disadvantage. Bernard van Leer was an entrepreneur who built a large global packaging Continued

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Team. Meet the Bernard van Leer Foundation team. Many are located at our head office in The Hague, the Netherlands, while others are based around the world in the countries where we focus our work. EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS ARCHIVES Early Childhood Matters 2017. This latest edition of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s journal showcases advances in early childhood development, bringing new ideas from around the world and exploring the challenges of scaling up. Read more. INDIA - BERNARD VAN LEER FOUNDATION The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 programme evolved from our recent work in India. The country has become a global focus for urban policy, due to its goal of building 100 “smart cities” and the expected high rate of urbanisation in the coming years: still less than a third of the country’s 1.25 billion population lives in cities, but the proportion is projected to reach half by “MAGIC MOMENTS” CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN ISRAEL FOR ARABIC A campaign with the same name was launched in Hebrew last year, creating a high demand for similar content for the Arabic-speaking population. However ‘’Magic Moments’’ is not a transcription of the Hebrew project – it is an original production tailored specifically for the Arab population, featuring Arab experts and

families.

TOOLKIT - FOR MEASURING URBAN EXPERIENCES OF YOUNG People moving count, stationary activity mapping, intercept surveys and sensory mapping are among the tools that can be used to gather data on young children and caregivers in cities. They are explained in practical detail in this publication, a collaboration between the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Gehl. The tools are adapted from Gehl’s Public Space Public Life survey for the Foundation

RECIFE, BRAZIL

Recife, Brazil. Our city-wide, inter-agency partnership with Recife has a particular focus on exploring how Urban95 tools – such as intersectoral data management, and the “children’s priority zone” concept of mobility and public space interventions – can reduce violence and inequality. We have already worked with the city

government

EARLY CHILDHOOD MATTERS 2016 The 2016 edition of Early Childhood Matters features contributions from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake; WHO Assistant Director General Flavia Bustreo; Alice Albright and colleagues at the Global Partnership for Education; and Susan L. Bissell of the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children. Other articles address issues from measuring child development at population level to JOB VACANCY: BVLF IS RECRUITING A PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Job vacancy: BvLF is recruiting a Programme Coordinator India (CLOSED) Published April 8, 2019. The Bernard van Leer Foundation is recruiting a Programme Coordinator India, who facilitates the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s investments in the country and its impact on policies and practices

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Team. Meet the Bernard van Leer Foundation team. Many are located at our head office in The Hague, the Netherlands, while others are based around the world in the countries where we focus our work. NEW PUBLICATION LAUNCHED WITH ARUP: THE PROXIMITY OF CARE Last week the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Arup launched the Proximity of Care Design Guide, developed to support the design and implementation of cost-effective interventions that improve the living conditions and well-being of infants, toddlers and caregivers in vulnerable urban environments, with benefits for the entire community.. Initially conceived before Covid-19 and aimed primarily HIRING: APPLY TO BE OUR URBAN95 OFFICER The Bernard van Leer Foundation is seeking a mission driven Urban95 Officer to join our Knowledge for Policy team. SUPPORTING URBAN CHILDHOODS Supporting urban childhoods – Observations on caregiver use of public spaces from Pune (India) and Istanbul (Turkey) shares spatial knowledge from a research initiative done in partnership with the University of Edinburgh and the Eindhoven University of Technology. Using observation as the primary tool, researchers explored how young children and their caregivers make use of public spaces in THE KIDS IN COMMUNITIES STUDY: WHAT IS IT ABOUT WHERE YOU The Kids in Communities Study, currently being conducted in Australia, tries to answer the question: ‘Can communities make a difference to young children’s development?’ (Goldfeld et al., 2015).This will enable the development of indicators and measures which can be used by communities, policymakers, and other stakeholders to develop policies and programmes that aim to improve child THE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ACTION NETWORK: A GLOBAL Mark this year in history as the one when a new global network committed to comprehensive early childhood development action is taking off! The Early Childhood Development Action Network is a global partnership committed to the proposition that all young children, anywhere in the world, in any circumstances, should achieve their developmental potential. WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM THE CUBAN EARLY CHILDHOOD Risk prevention and early detection are key. The Cuban ECD model is designed to anticipate and remedy potential threats to a child’s development before they occur. For instance, well child care is a priority: children’s growth and development are regularly monitored, taking into account social well-being and non-medical factors such as

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COALITIONS THAT CARE: NEW CASE STUDIES ON BREAKTHROUGH EARLY CHILDHOOD POLICY ACHIEVEMENTS Published May 27, 2020 The Bernard van Leer Foundation and RAND Europe have released two new case studies on effective collective action campaigns that contributed to better care for babies, toddlers and caregivers at national scale.interventions successfully. Read more 2019 ANNUAL REPORT NOW AVAILABLE Published May 19, 2020 Our 2019 Annual Report is now available. For the first time, it also contains an overview in Arabic, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish. Read more HIRING: WE'RE SEEKING A PROGRAMME COORDINATOR FOR THE NETHERLANDS

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