Early childhood development (ECD) refers to the mental and physical development of a child from prenatal to 8 years of age. Nurturing care ECD is a multisectoral approach that ensures health, nutrition, safety, responsive care-giving and early learning. ECD services will be dependent on the contextual needs and age of the child. Examples of services: health interventions during pregnancy, parent-child home visitation, preschool programs, interventions that increase father involvement, etc.