@book {217, title = {Handbook of Early Childhood Development Research and Its Impact on Global Policy}, year = {2013}, pages = {560}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, organization = {Oxford University Press}, address = {New York, NY USA}, abstract = {

Early childhood development research offers solutions to several of the world\&$\#$39;s social and economic problems - solutions that can break the cycle of intergenerational poverty, improve the health, education, and wellbeing of the global population, and yield high rates of return on investment in the formative years of life. And yet over one-third of children worldwide under five years of age still fail to achieve their full developmental potential due to malnutrition, poverty, disease, neglect, and lack of learning opportunities.

}, keywords = {early childhood development, global policy}, isbn = {9780199922994}, url = {https://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-early-childhood-development-research-and-its-impact-on-global-policy-9780199922994?cc=us\&lang=en\&$\#$}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Engle, P. L. and Super, C. M.} } @article {292, title = {Beyond shared book reading: dimensions of home literacy and low-income African American preschoolers{\textquoteright} skills.}, journal = {New Dir Child Adolesc Dev}, year = {2001}, month = {2001 Summer}, pages = {73-89; discussion 91-8}, keywords = {Adolescent, African Americans, Child, Preschool, Early Intervention (Education), Female, Humans, Language Development, Male, Poverty, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Reading, Risk Factors, Social Environment}, issn = {1520-3247}, doi = {10.1002/cd.16}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Brooks-Gunn, J.} } @article {293, title = {Child development in developing countries: child rights and policy implications.}, journal = {Child Dev}, volume = {83}, year = {2012}, month = {2012 Jan-Feb}, pages = {92-103}, abstract = {

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey was used to provide information on feeding practices, caregiving, discipline and violence, and the home environment for young children across 28 countries. The findings from the series of studies in this Special Section are the first of their kind because they provide information on the most proximal context for development of the youngest children in the majority world using one of the only data sets to study these contexts across countries. Using the framework of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular the Rights to Survival, Development and Protection, findings are explained with implications for international and national-level social policies. Implications are also discussed, with respect to policy makers and the larger international community, who have the obligation to uphold these rights.

}, keywords = {Child, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Development, Child Rearing, Child Welfare, Child, Preschool, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Developing Countries, Education, Female, Forecasting, Humans, Infant, International Cooperation, Male, Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Public Policy, Punishment, Social Environment, Social Values}, issn = {1467-8624}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01672.x}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Ulkuer, N.} } @article {294, title = {Strengthening systems for integrated early childhood development services: a cross-national analysis of governance.}, journal = {Ann N Y Acad Sci}, volume = {1308}, year = {2014}, pages = {245-55}, abstract = {

While there has been substantial growth in early childhood development (ECD) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is considerable inequity in their distribution and quality. Evidence-based governance strategies are necessary, but currently they are insufficient for widespread, quality implementation. In particular, there is a limited understanding of the use of systems approaches for the analysis of ECD services as they go to scale. The aim of this paper is to present findings from four countries, using a cross-national case study approach to explore governance mechanisms required to strengthen national systems of ECD services. While different sets of governance strategies and challenges were identified in each country, overarching themes also emerged with implications for systems strengthening. Study results focus on local, mid-level and central governance, with recommendations for effective coordination and the integration of ECD services in LMICs.

}, keywords = {Child, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated, Early Intervention (Education), Early Medical Intervention, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, National Health Programs}, issn = {1749-6632}, doi = {10.1111/nyas.12365}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Yoshikawa, H. and van Ravens, J. and Ponguta, L. A. and Reyes, M. and Oh, S. and Dimaya, R. and Nieto, A. M. and Seder, R.} } @article {4051, title = {Nurturing care: promoting early childhood development.}, journal = {Lancet}, volume = {389}, year = {2017}, month = {2017 01 07}, pages = {91-102}, abstract = {

The UN Sustainable Development Goals provide a historic opportunity to implement interventions, at scale, to promote early childhood development. Although the evidence base for the importance of early childhood development has grown, the research is distributed across sectors, populations, and settings, with diversity noted in both scope and focus. We provide a comprehensive updated analysis of early childhood development interventions across the five sectors of health, nutrition, education, child protection, and social protection. Our review concludes that to make interventions successful, smart, and sustainable, they need to be implemented as multi-sectoral intervention packages anchored in nurturing care. The recommendations emphasise that intervention packages should be applied at developmentally appropriate times during the life course, target multiple risks, and build on existing delivery platforms for feasibility of scale-up. While interventions will continue to improve with the growth of developmental science, the evidence now strongly suggests that parents, caregivers, and families need to be supported in providing nurturing care and protection in order for young children to achieve their developmental potential.

}, keywords = {Caregivers, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Humans, Parents, Public Policy, Social Behavior}, issn = {1474-547X}, doi = {10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31390-3}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Lye, S. J. and Proulx, K. and Yousafzai, A. K. and Matthews, S. G. and Vaivada, T. and Perez-Escamilla, R. and Rao, N. and Ip, P. and Fernald, L. C. H. and MacMillan, H. and Hanson, M. and Wachs, T. D. and Yao, H. and Yoshikawa, H. and Cerezo, A. and Leckman, J. F. and Bhutta, Z. A.} } @article {4246, title = {Who am I? Ethnic identity formation of Arab Muslim children in contemporary U.S. society}, journal = {J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry}, volume = {47}, number = {8}, year = {2008}, note = {Britto, Pia Rebello
eng
2008/07/23 09:00
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2008 Aug;47(8):853-7. doi: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e3181799fa6.}, month = {Aug}, pages = {853-7}, keywords = {*Social Identification, Achievement, Arabs/*psychology, culture, Emigrants and Immigrants/psychology/statistics \& numerical data, Ethnic Groups/*ethnology/*psychology, Humans, Islam/*psychology, United States}, isbn = {1527-5418 (Electronic)
0890-8567 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R.} } @article {4251, title = {Beyond shared book reading: dimensions of home literacy and low-income African American preschoolers{\textquoteright} skills}, journal = {New Dir Child Adolesc Dev}, number = {92}, year = {2001}, note = {Britto, P R
Brooks-Gunn, J
eng
Clinical Trial
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov{\textquoteright}t
2001/07/27 10:00
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2001 Summer;(92):73-89; discussion 91-8. doi: 10.1002/cd.16.}, month = {Summer}, pages = {73-89; discussion 91-8}, keywords = {*Language Development, *Reading, *Social Environment, Adolescent, African Americans/*psychology, Child, Preschool, Early Intervention (Education), Female, Humans, Male, Poverty/*psychology, Pregnancy, Pregnancy in Adolescence/psychology, Risk Factors}, isbn = {1520-3247 (Print)
1520-3247 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Brooks-Gunn, J.} } @article {4256, title = {Provisions of learning experiences in the home and early childhood school readiness are clearly linked}, journal = {New Dir Child Adolesc Dev}, number = {92}, year = {2001}, note = {Britto, P R
Brooks-Gunn, J
eng
Editorial
2001/07/27 10:00
New Dir Child Adolesc Dev. 2001 Summer;(92):1-6. doi: 10.1002/cd.11.}, month = {Summer}, pages = {1-6}, keywords = {*Language Development, *Reading, *Social Environment, Child, Child, Preschool, Family/psychology, Humans, Infant, Poverty/psychology, Psychosocial Deprivation, Semantics, Verbal Learning}, isbn = {1520-3247 (Print)
1520-3247 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Brooks-Gunn, J.} } @article {4261, title = {Early childhood development: promoting the potential of all children}, journal = {AIDSAIDS}, volume = {28 Suppl 3}, year = {2014}, note = {Britto, Pia Rebello
Clure, Craig Mc
Stansbery, Pablo
Fenn, Thomas
eng
England
2014/07/06 06:00
AIDS. 2014 Jul;28 Suppl 3:S245-6. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000000380.}, month = {Jul}, pages = {S245-6}, keywords = {*Child Development, *Family Health, *Parent-Child Relations, Child, Child, Preschool, HIV Infections/*prevention \& control/*psychology, Humans}, isbn = {1473-5571 (Electronic)
0269-9370 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Clure, C. M. and Stansbery, P. and Fenn, T.} } @article {4271, title = {No second chances? Early critical periods in human development. Introduction}, journal = {Soc Sci Med}, volume = {97}, year = {2013}, note = {Britto, Pia Rebello
Perez-Escamilla, Rafael
eng
Introductory
England
2013/10/03 06:00
Soc Sci Med. 2013 Nov;97:238-40. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.09.001. Epub 2013 Sep 8.}, month = {Nov}, pages = {238-40}, keywords = {*Child Development, *Critical Period (Psychology), *Fetal Development, Age Factors, Child, Preschool, Humans, Infant}, isbn = {1873-5347 (Electronic)
0277-9536 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Perez-Escamilla, R.} } @article {4276, title = {What implementation evidence matters: scaling-up nurturing interventions that promote early childhood development}, journal = {Ann N Y Acad Sci}, volume = {1419}, number = {1}, year = {2018}, note = {Britto, Pia R
Singh, Manpreet
Dua, Tarun
Kaur, Raghbir
Yousafzai, Aisha K
eng
001/World Health Organization/International
2018/05/24 06:00
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 May;1419(1):5-16. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13720.}, month = {May}, pages = {5-16}, abstract = {Research in early childhood development (ECD) has established the need for scaling-up multisectoral interventions for nurturing care to promote ECD, for improved socioeconomic outcomes for sustainable societies. However, key elements and processes for implementation and scale-up of such interventions are not well understood. This special series on implementation research and practice for ECD brings together evidence to inform effectiveness, quality, and scale in nurturing care programs; identifies knowledge gaps; and proposes further directions for research and practice. This paper frames the dimensions and components fundamental to the understanding of implementation processes for nurturing care interventions, factors for improving implementation of interventions, and strategies to scale by embedding interventions in delivery systems. We discuss emerging issues in implementation research for ECD, including (1) the role of context in adaptation and implementation, (2) standardized reporting of implementation research, (3) the importance of feasibility studies to inform scale-up and capacity building, (4) fidelity and program quality improvement, and (5) intervention integration into existing systems. Effective implementation of nurturing care interventions is at the heart of achieving positive developmental outcomes for young children. It is pivotal to adapt and implement these interventions based on evidence for high impact, especially in low-resource settings.}, keywords = {early childhood development, implementation evidence, nurturing care, scale-up}, isbn = {1749-6632 (Electronic)
0077-8923 (Linking)}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Singh, M. and Dua, T. and Kaur, R. and Yousafzai, A. K.} } @article {5868, title = {Strengthening systems for integrated early childhood development services: a cross-national analysis of governance}, journal = {Ann N Y Acad SciAnn N Y Acad Sci}, volume = {1308}, year = {2014}, note = {1749-6632
Britto, Pia Rebello
Yoshikawa, Hirokazu
van Ravens, Jan
Ponguta, Liliana Angelica
Reyes, Maria
Oh, Soojin
Dimaya, Roland
Nieto, Ana Maria
Seder, Richard
Journal Article
United States
Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2014 Jan;1308:245-55. doi: 10.1111/nyas.12365.}, month = {Jan}, pages = {245-55}, edition = {2014/02/28}, abstract = {While there has been substantial growth in early childhood development (ECD) services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), there is considerable inequity in their distribution and quality. Evidence-based governance strategies are necessary, but currently they are insufficient for widespread, quality implementation. In particular, there is a limited understanding of the use of systems approaches for the analysis of ECD services as they go to scale. The aim of this paper is to present findings from four countries, using a cross-national case study approach to explore governance mechanisms required to strengthen national systems of ECD services. While different sets of governance strategies and challenges were identified in each country, overarching themes also emerged with implications for systems strengthening. Study results focus on local, mid-level and central governance, with recommendations for effective coordination and the integration of ECD services in LMICs.}, keywords = {*Child Development, Child, Child, Preschool, coordination, Delivery of Health Care, Integrated/organization \& administration, early childhood, Early Intervention (Education)/*organization \& administration, Early Medical Intervention/organization \& administration, governance, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), National Health Programs, systems strengthening}, isbn = {0077-8923}, doi = {10.1111/nyas.12365}, author = {Britto, P. R. and Yoshikawa, H. and van Ravens, J. and Ponguta, L. A. and Reyes, M. and Oh, S. and Dimaya, R. and Nieto, A. M. and Seder, R.} }