Established in the fall of 2024, the Council on Addressing Racism in the Early Years (CARE) brings together a multidisciplinary group of researchers,…
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The mission of the Center on the Developing Child is to leverage the power of science in pursuit of better, more equitable outcomes for young children facing adversity.
Learn about six key scientific concepts that shape early development and lifelong health.
Learn how early experiences shape brain architecture—and all our developing biological systems—which provide the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.
Learn how these interactions form a critical part of a child’s environment of relationships and impact development and lifelong health.
Learn how safe, stable developmental environments, including responsive relationships with caring adults, can help buffer against sources of stress, supporting early development and lifelong health.
Learn more about how these systems adapt to children’s developmental environments—for better or worse—with potential lifelong impacts on health and well-being.
Learn how the timing of young children’s experiences and exposures interact with their gene expression, with lifelong impacts on their health and well-being.
Learn how environmental influences shape children’s learning, health, and well-being and how climate change and systemic racism are affecting developmental environments.
Our Resource Library offers science-based materials on various topics in early childhood development, including everything from toxic stress to the impacts of extreme heat. You can browse by topic, filter by format, or search for specific resources.
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