The Bernard van Leer Foundation is an international grantmaking foundation based in The Hague. Through our grantmaking programmes we pioneer innovative ways to improve opportunities for disadvantaged young children. Through our free publications we share what we learn with practitioners and policy-makers and shape the debate about early childhood care and education.

Early Childhood Matters: Have your say on our new goals

The latest edition of Early Childhood Matters shares the foundation's current thinking on the new goals that will define our programming in the coming years.

As programme director Michael Feigelson writes, we are at a stage of refining these goals at which we "have answered some questions, and raised many more".

If you have comments or suggestions on the issues raised by articles in this edition (download the pdf or order your free printed copy), we welcome your feedback in the publication comments area.

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