Early Childhood Matters – a powerful force for scaling-up quality services for young children and their families

In this article for the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s annual publication Early Childhood Matters, Mihaela Ionescu (ISSA) alongside Kimberly Josephson and Michelle Neuman (R4D) establish the case for the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative:

“ While not enough is yet known about how to scale-up effective interventions in early childhood (Global Child Development Group, 2011), one thing is clear: the quality of early childhood services, and ultimately the outcomes for children and families, depend on a well-supported and empowered early childhood workforce.

Download the 2016 edition of Early Childhood Matters.