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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Big Give Christmas Challenge: help to give children the best start in life
Donate to ¹ú²úÊÓƵ during The Big Give Christmas Challenge and your money will be doubled to support our Best Start in Life projects.
Big breakthrough for early years as global alliance is launched at G20 summit
After months of campaigning by Act For Early Years, world leaders have pledged to transform the lives of hundreds of millions of young children and mothers.
Premature babies study focuses on children¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s later learning challenges
On World Prematurity Day, we talk to a mother whose son - born at just 27 weeks - had his developmental needs identified through the world-first ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Edinburgh Birth Cohort.
10 inspiring winners of the fourth ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Education Innovation Awards
We will work with a new cohort of creative non-profit organisations to help them scale up their bold projects to reach even more marginalised young learners.
Early years investment could rapidly lift millions of children out of poverty
A ¹ú²úÊÓƵ report reveals modest spending increases can produce dramatic results within just a few years for young children and women.
Investment in early years is key to ending inequality and poverty
Hosted by ¹ú²úÊÓƵ¹ú²úÊÓƵ™s Global Youth Ambassadors, the Act For Early Years Symposium heard that Increased funding for the youngest children, including through childcare and preschool, is crucial to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
Leaders agree education is crucial to unlocking global goals
A high-level event spotlighted how education can be crucial in tackling issues such as climate, conflict and unemployment.
Teachers say too many children are not ready to start school
A survey for ¹ú²úÊÓƵ shows that large numbers of new students around the world cannot perform simple tasks such as identifying numbers and letters or washing their hands.
African youth rise up to demand early years spending target is met
On Day of the African Child, 1,500 ¹ú²úÊÓƵ Global Youth Ambassadors and leading African Union officials urged increased investment in early childhood education.
