ReviewFrontiers in public health2024
Early childhood development strategy for the world's children with disabilities.
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- Refining implementation determinants and strategies to scale an electronic assessment option for coordinating family-centred care in early intervention.BMJ paediatrics open · 2026Article
- Economics of diagnosis of disabilities among adults and children: evidence from Russia.Health economics review · 2026Article
- National assessment of early intervention services for children with developmental disorders in Lithuania: A mixed-methods study on gaps and future directions.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- A Comparison of Developmental Profiles of Preschool Children with Down Syndrome, Global Developmental Delay, and Developmental Language Disorder.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Advancing early childhood development for children with disabilities and the Global Disability Summit 2025.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Parents' Perceptions Regarding Needs and Readiness for Tele-Practice Implementation Within a Public Health System for the Identification and Rehabilitation of Children with Hearing and Speech-Language Disorders in South India.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Neurodevelopmental disorders at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital: a 4-year retrospective database review.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Adaptation and pilot testing of the Early Learning Outcome Measure (ELOM) (4&5) Years Assessment tool in South African Sign Language.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- An interdisciplinary fetal neonatal neurology collaborative promotes integrative life-course brain health.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Interdisciplinary fetal-neonatal neurology training improves brain health across the lifespan.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
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Abstract
Early childhood is foundational for optimal and inclusive lifelong learning, health and well-being. Young children with disabilities face substantial risks of sub-optimal early childhood development (ECD), requiring targeted support to ensure equitable access to lifelong learning opportunities, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Although the Sustainable Development Goals, 2015-2030 (SDGs) emphasise inclusive education for children under 5 years with disabilities, there is no global strategy for achieving this goal since the launch of the SDGs. This paper explores a global ECD framework for children with disabilities based on a review of national ECD programmes from different world regions and relevant global ECD reports published since 2015. Available evidence suggests that any ECD strategy for young children with disabilities should consists of a twin-track approach, strong legislative support, guidelines for early intervention, family involvement, designated coordinating agencies, performance indicators, workforce recruitment and training, as well as explicit funding mechanisms and monitoring systems. This approach reinforces parental rights and liberty to choose appropriate support pathway for their children. We conclude that without a global disability-focussed ECD strategy that incorporates these key features under a dedicated global leadership, the SDGs vision and commitment for the world's children with disabilities are unlikely to be realised.
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