科学贯穿儿童早期教育和发展的生命历程

杰瑞 米·, 莫琳 ·德, 达娜 ·芬, 尤斯 拉·, 苏珊 ·格, 莎莉 ·沙, 冈瑟 ·沃
美国北卡罗来纳州儿科

摘要

儿童早期发展项目的协调性和质量各不相同，获取机会不足且不公平，尤其是对于3岁以下的儿童。基于
对发育迟缓和贫困的替代指标的新估计表明，低收入和中等收入国家的2.5亿5岁以下儿童（43%）面临无法发挥其
发展潜力的风险。因此，迫切需要增加质量规划的多部门覆盖范围，包括健康、营养、安全和保障、响应式护理和
早期学习。公平的幼儿政策和计划对于实现可持续发展目标以及儿童发展成为健康和富有成效的成年人所需的智力
技能、创造力和幸福感至关重要。本文是关于儿童早期发展的三部分系列的第一篇，我们研究了最近的科学进步和
全球对儿童早期发展的承诺。自2000年以来，研究、计划和政策取得了长足的进步，新的神经科学证据将早期逆境
和培育护理与整个生命过程中的大脑发育和功能联系起来。

关键词

孩提时代；发展潜力；生命历程框架；贫困

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