Iraqi Child Shelter

Early childhood development or ECD, for short encompasses a child's cognitive, language, social, emotional,
and motor development.
Research has found that an estimated 250 million children are not
meeting their developmental potential in the first five years of life.
The risks that threaten children's development
include poverty, malnutrition, infectious illnesses,
stress in families, violence, inadequate care and protection,
and a lack of early learning opportunities.
Without interventions, these early risks have lifelong implications
on health, on behavior, and productivity.