Early
Childhood
Development
UNICEF Vision
for Every Child
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | UNICEF VISION FOR EVERY CHILD a
,© United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
July 2023
Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication.
Permissions will be fully granted to educational or non-profit organizations.
Published by:
UNICEF
Nutrition and Child Development,
Programme Group
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Suggested citation: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Early Childhood
Development. UNICEF Vision for Every Child. UNICEF, New York, 2023.
Photo credits: Cover: © UNICEF/Reuter; page 3: © UNICEF/UN0663898/
Schermbrucker; page 9: © UNICEF/UN0289229/Sokol; page 11: © UNICEF/UNI95075/
Pirozzi; page 14: © UNICEF/UN0791795/Mojtba Moawia Mahmoud; page 18: © UNICEF/
UNI366910/Kiron; page 21: © UNICEF/UN0640376/Siakachoma; page 24: © UNICEF/
UN0764613; page 26: © UNICEF/UN0465320/Pancic
,Early Childhood
Development
UNICEF Vision
for Every Child
, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Early Childhood Development – UNICEF Vision for Every Child was conceptualized by
Nutrition and Child Development, UNICEF Programme Group, in collaboration with a large
number of individuals from UNICEF’s sectors at global level (Health and Immunization,
Water and Sanitation, Education and Adolescent Development, Child Protection and
Migration, and Social Policy and Social Protection) and across regions (East Asia and the
Pacific, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and West and Central Africa). It also
benefitted from guidance and inputs by the UNICEF Programme Group Leadership Team,
Deputy Executive Director for Programmes, and the Office of UNICEF’s Executive Director,
as well as guidance and inputs by external partners to UNICEF at global, regional and
national levels.
LEAD TEAM
Victor Aguayo, Erinna Dia, Chemba Raghavan, Khatera Afghan, Grainne Moloney and
Harriet Torlesse.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (in alphabetical order)
Dilara Avdagic, Stephen Blight, Ivelina Borisova, Sanja Budisavljevic, Peck Gee Chua, Arnaud
Conchon, Aidan Cronin, Yannig Dussart, Laura Evans, Mita Gupta, Tedbabe Hailegebriel,
Aleksandra Jovic, Boniface Kakhobwe, Joanna Lai, Divya Lata, Wigdan Madani, Radhika
Mitter, Natalia Mufel, Tomoo Okubo, Patricia Nunez, Oliver Petrovic, Shreya Prakash, Ana
Maria Rodriguez, Eduardo Garcia Rolland, Aditi Shrikhande, Aferdita Spahiu, David Stewart,
Haleinta Bara Traor and Lauren Whitehead.
EDITING AND DESIGN
Julia D’Aloisio (editing) and Nona Reuter (design).
Childhood
Development
UNICEF Vision
for Every Child
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT | UNICEF VISION FOR EVERY CHILD a
,© United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
July 2023
Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication.
Permissions will be fully granted to educational or non-profit organizations.
Published by:
UNICEF
Nutrition and Child Development,
Programme Group
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
Suggested citation: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Early Childhood
Development. UNICEF Vision for Every Child. UNICEF, New York, 2023.
Photo credits: Cover: © UNICEF/Reuter; page 3: © UNICEF/UN0663898/
Schermbrucker; page 9: © UNICEF/UN0289229/Sokol; page 11: © UNICEF/UNI95075/
Pirozzi; page 14: © UNICEF/UN0791795/Mojtba Moawia Mahmoud; page 18: © UNICEF/
UNI366910/Kiron; page 21: © UNICEF/UN0640376/Siakachoma; page 24: © UNICEF/
UN0764613; page 26: © UNICEF/UN0465320/Pancic
,Early Childhood
Development
UNICEF Vision
for Every Child
, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Early Childhood Development – UNICEF Vision for Every Child was conceptualized by
Nutrition and Child Development, UNICEF Programme Group, in collaboration with a large
number of individuals from UNICEF’s sectors at global level (Health and Immunization,
Water and Sanitation, Education and Adolescent Development, Child Protection and
Migration, and Social Policy and Social Protection) and across regions (East Asia and the
Pacific, Eastern and Southern Africa, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia, and West and Central Africa). It also
benefitted from guidance and inputs by the UNICEF Programme Group Leadership Team,
Deputy Executive Director for Programmes, and the Office of UNICEF’s Executive Director,
as well as guidance and inputs by external partners to UNICEF at global, regional and
national levels.
LEAD TEAM
Victor Aguayo, Erinna Dia, Chemba Raghavan, Khatera Afghan, Grainne Moloney and
Harriet Torlesse.
TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUP (in alphabetical order)
Dilara Avdagic, Stephen Blight, Ivelina Borisova, Sanja Budisavljevic, Peck Gee Chua, Arnaud
Conchon, Aidan Cronin, Yannig Dussart, Laura Evans, Mita Gupta, Tedbabe Hailegebriel,
Aleksandra Jovic, Boniface Kakhobwe, Joanna Lai, Divya Lata, Wigdan Madani, Radhika
Mitter, Natalia Mufel, Tomoo Okubo, Patricia Nunez, Oliver Petrovic, Shreya Prakash, Ana
Maria Rodriguez, Eduardo Garcia Rolland, Aditi Shrikhande, Aferdita Spahiu, David Stewart,
Haleinta Bara Traor and Lauren Whitehead.
EDITING AND DESIGN
Julia D’Aloisio (editing) and Nona Reuter (design).
