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Young Children Are Everybody’s Business. Mission : To Improve opportunities for children up to age 8 who are growing up in socially and economically disadvantaged.

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1 Young Children Are Everybody’s Business

2 Mission : To Improve opportunities for children up to age 8 who are growing up in socially and economically disadvantaged circumstances

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4 Young Children Are Everybody’s Business

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6 Early experiences are built into our bodies Early experiences affect the architecture of the brain

7 Adverse Childhood Experiences and Adult Cardiovascular Disease ACEs Source: Dong et al, 2004 Odds Ratio 012345,67,8 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5

8 Changes in the Experts’ Approach Before the Science Revolution Learning begins at school Health or education Care vs education Child focus vs parent focus Transition from preschool to school After the Science Revolution Learning begins at birth Health and education Care and education Two generations Continuity 0 to 8

9 Early Learning Health, Nutrition and Mental Health Family Support and Child Protection New appreciation for the integrated nature of early childhood development

10 Its not Just Nationally Globally there are many efforts that have developed including the Millennium Development Goals which emphasize early childhood needs in 4 of the 8 goals:

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12 Social Investment Service Delivery Skill Building

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14 I am your business


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