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Brain-Building Through Play

The following handout series, developed with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions for games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers.

Extreme Heat Affects Early Childhood Development and Health

Read Working Paper 1 from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment, which explores the implications of rising global temperatures on early childhood development and lifelong health.

Science x design

We are excited to launch Science X Design, an open-access, self-paced learning module designed to support improved outcomes for young children and their caregivers.

We are excited to launch Science X Design, an open-access, self-paced learning module designed to support improved outcomes for young children and their caregivers.

A Cascade of Impacts: The Many Ways Water Affects Child Development

Introducing a new working paper from the Early Childhood Scientific Council on Equity and the Environment.

Solution Spotlight A Cascade of Impacts: The Many Ways Water Affects Child Development

Explore solutions that communities around the U.S. are taking to address disparities in access to clean water and navigate climate-related threats such as flooding in their communities.

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November 2024 Newsletter

In this month’s newsletter, we feature resources detailing how play supports healthy development and share activities you can use with the children in your life.

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