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Britto, Pia Rebello – UNICEF, 2017
The science is clear: A child's brain is built, not born. The process begins before birth and involves a complex interplay of neural connections that are shaped by experience and environment. In the early years, these neural connections occur at lightning speed--a speed never again repeated. They establish a foundation of development that will…
Descriptors: Child Development, Brain, Child Health, Well Being
Filp, Johanna; Undurrage, Consuelo – 1989
This paper examines the current status of programs for preschool children in Chile. Section 1 of the paper provides an overview of the situation of preschool children in Chile. The country's population includes more than 1.6 million children between the ages of 0 and 5 years 11 months, and in urban areas, 18.4 percent of children between the ages…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Child Welfare, Childhood Needs