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Creating the conditions for love to flourish through nature & creativity

An essay by Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales

“Now is the moment to place care and connection at the heart of all we do, and to shape a future in which love can truly flourish.”

The Princess of Wales

Latest news

The Princess of Wales meets health visitors to see how Centre for Early Childhood-backed training is helping identify babies who may need extra support

The Princess of Wales visited The Chase Community Hospital in Bordon, Hampshire, to see first-hand how a project funded by The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood is being expanded to help identify more babies and their families who may need extra support.

Centre for Early Childhood announces further investment as evaluation recommends ADBB is commissioned across the UK

The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood has today announced next steps in its project to bring an innovative observational health visiting tool – known internationally as the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) – to the UK.

Day two in Reggio Emilia focusses on nature and community.

The Princess of Wales continued her visit to Reggio Emilia, focussing on the role of nature, community, and relationships in supporting early childhood.

How we work

Research

We believe the case for early childhood starts with science and data. We support, deliver and showcase high-quality research to shape our activity, to increase knowledge and to promote best practice.

Collaboration

We believe that tackling the toughest challenges in early childhood and achieving the biggest, long-term impact requires people coming together. We will collaborate with people from across the private, public and voluntary sectors and all walks of life to make positive change.

Campaigning

We believe that to achieve transformative societal impact we all need to understand why early childhood matters and what we can do to make lasting change. We will raise awareness and inspire action through creative campaigns and activity.

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