Developed by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia, the framework promotes a comprehensive, evidence-informed and adaptable approach to supporting parents and caregivers. It emphasises nurturing care, positive parenting, social and behaviour change approaches, universal and progressive service provision, and coordinated action across health, education, social protection and community sectors.

Developed by UNICEF Europe and Central Asia, the framework promotes a comprehensive, evidence-informed and adaptable approach to supporting parents and caregivers. It emphasises nurturing care, positive parenting, social and behaviour change approaches, universal and progressive service provision, and coordinated action across health, education, social protection and community sectors.

Comprehensive strategic vision for improving outcomes for young children by promoting healthy development, well-being and equity from pregnancy through the early years. The framework highlights the critical importance of early childhood as a foundation for lifelong health, learning and social participation, and calls for coordinated action across health, education, social care and other sectors to address the wider determinants of child development. It provides guidance for countries to strengthen policies, systems and workforce capacity to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life

The brief synthesizes evidence on why early childhood intervention is an essential component of effective ECD systems, highlighting the consequences of delayed identification and fragmented service delivery. It presents key principles for system design, including inclusiveness, family‑centred approaches, cross‑sectoral coordination, and long‑term sustainability. The document focuses on policy levers rather than service models, making it applicable across diverse national contexts

Estonia’s Parent Support Strategy provides a universal, layered system of parenting support that combines routine guidance through child health services with targeted and intensive interventions for families with additional needs. Support includes parenting programmes such as Incredible Years, digital resources, family hubs, mediation services, and specialist therapeutic support.

Key Scottish policies, legislation, guidance and evidence relevant to child health, early childhood development, health visiting and family support, including Universal Health Visiting Pathway, child protection guidance and maternal and child health policy

The programme provides evidence-based guidance for supporting families of children aged 2-9 years with developmental delays or disabilities. Designed for delivery in community and low-resource settings, it equips caregivers with practical skills to promote communication, engagement, positive behaviour and daily living skills, while offering a scalable model for strengthening early identification and family-centred support services

The review examines risk factors, prevention strategies, approaches to early identification and assessment, and evidence-based interventions, with a particular focus on strengthening the capacity of health systems and frontline providers to support children and families in low- and middle-income settings.

Describes the key features of the Universal Progressive Home Visiting (UPHV) model, a health systems approach that provides structured support to all families with young children while offering additional, targeted support to those with greater needs. The resource outlines the principles, service components and delivery mechanisms of effective home visiting programmes, highlighting their role in promoting child health, development, responsive caregiving and family well-being during the early years

Summarises findings from a series of systematic literature reviews on the effectiveness of HV programmes in middle- and high-income countries, highlighting benefits for young child health and development, as well as maternal wellbeing nd parenting. Identifies the main implications of the findings for policy and practice and outlines key considerations for implementation.