Early Childhood Development Consultancy

early childhood development (ecd) ecd refers to a comprehensive approach for children from birth to eight years of age and their parents and caregivers. the ecd approach requires programming across multiple sectors, involving healthcare, nutrition, education, and water and environmental sanitation with the purpose of protecting and promoting the child’s rights to develop to their full cognitive, emotional, social and physical potential. ecd interventions begin with pregnant mothers and accompany a child’s growth and development through successful primary school enrollment and continuation. global studies have shown significant financial and societal returns on investing in ecd,estimate that providing children with continuous ecd access between ages 3 years and 8 months to 5 years and 8 months will increase average educational attainment by 0.7 years, increase life-time earnings by us$ 23,113, and increase average life expectancy by approximately one year. under very conservative assump