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September 23, 2025

Global leaders unite to champion first-ever early years finance summit

Breakthrough moment as a historic summit is announced and a new global panel of experts launches a process to identify “Smart Buys” for early childhood development.

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September 23, 2025

Why the world needs the first-ever summit on early years finance

A historic gathering of global leaders can deliver bold and urgent action to change the lives of half of all children who miss out on quality care and preschool education.

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September 23, 2025

Global experts launch process to identify ‘Smart Buys’ for early childhood

As part of the Act For Early Years campaign, a panel of experts has revealed some initial findings, including a set of cost-effective measures that can deliver dramatic results for young children.

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September 15, 2025

Ukraine commences ambitious preschool reform and calls for first-ever international finance summit for the early years

OLENA ZELENSKA, SARAH BROWN AND VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY AT THE SUMMIT FOR FIRST LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IMAGE: KULAKOWSKIY Ukraine’s preschool reforms begin with the launch of pilot projects supported by Theirworld.…

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September 4, 2025

15,000 voices rise up: Act For Early Years launch in Colombia

A Colombian version of the campaign urges leaders to make early childhood a national priority - and a new Act For Early Years action pack will empower advocates in other countries to push for investment.

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August 19, 2025

Momentum grows as more world leaders Act For Early Years

In the run-up to the UN General Assembly, the campaign will step up efforts to persuade governments to increase their investment in care and education for the youngest children.

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August 6, 2025

Early years breakthrough as Brazil launches bold national childhood policy

The visionary plan, which will transform the lives of millions of children, comes after months of tireless advocacy by Act For Early Years campaign partners in Brazil.

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July 17, 2025

Why inclusion must begin in the earliest years

Vibhu Sharma, Theirworld’s Disability and Inclusion Consultant, represented the Act For Early Years campaign at a major early childhood conference in Manila. Here she gives her thoughts on the event.

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July 11, 2025

Early years will be at the heart of Ukraine’s recovery

The Ukrainian government and an alliance of development partners - including Theirworld - have committed to ensuring preschool education is a crucial part of the country’s reconstruction and development.

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June 4, 2025

At G20 gathering, South Africa elevates early childhood as a global priority

In a rare move for a global economic forum, the G20 summit in South Africa last week devoted an entire day to early childhood, signalling growing recognition that investing in the earliest years of life is critical to achieving long-term goals around equity, sustainability, and shared prosperity.

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May 20, 2025

Ukraine launches national strategy to transform preschool education

The country's education ministry first committed to champion young children's learning at an Act For Early Years event hosted by Theirworld.

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May 15, 2025

8 reasons to be hopeful: countries step up for young children

Momentum behind investment in early childhood is building - with several governments announcing new measures to in in the past six months to provide more quality childcare and pre-primary education.

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