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Early Childhood Development (ECD) Singapore Landscape Study

A study of the current policy and programme landscape across all domains of early childhood development was recently completed. The study included four countries – Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China. The purpose of the study was to understand what is currently provided in each country, as well as to identify the gaps that exist in both policy and programme provision. Strategic opportunities were identified at both the country and regional level to enhance early childhood development from both a top-down (policy) and bottom-up (service provision) approach.
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Enhancing and Supporting Early development to better children’s Lives (EASEL)

In this study, conducted in collaboration with Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), through CHILD’s partnership with Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), we evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a universal classroom-based approach delivered by early childhood educators: the Enhancing And Supporting Early development to better children’s Lives (EASEL) Approach. The EASEL Approach is made up of educator-led practices that can be used daily in a preschool classroom environment for children three to six years of age. Through the EASEL Approach, we aim to enhance early childhood educators’ teaching practices to promote children’s social, emotional, behavioural outcomes, and their executive function.

LET’S Play

In partnership with Suncare SG, LET’S PLAY is a new pilot programme which aims to enhance grandparents’ engagement with their grandchildren of up to three years old, and promote social, emotional and cognitive development of the child. Supported by Temasek Foundation, the programme will involve about 40 families and will evaluate how grandparents’ engagement and play interactions can be enhanced and tailored while they build nurturing, responsive relationships with their young grandchildren. ST News Release: http://bit.ly/3YZB5iv
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LET’S PLAY

In partnership with Suncare SG, LET’S PLAY is a new pilot programme which aims to enhance grandparents’ engagement with their grandchildren of up to three years old, and promote social, emotional and cognitive development of the child. Supported by Temasek Foundation, the programme will involve about 40 families and will evaluate how grandparents’ engagement and play interactions can be enhanced and tailored while they build nurturing, responsive relationships with their young grandchildren. ST News Release: http://bit.ly/3YZB5iv

Enhancing and Supporting Early development to better children’s Lives (EASEL)

In this study, conducted in collaboration with Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA), through CHILD’s partnership with Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), we evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a universal classroom-based approach delivered by early childhood educators: the Enhancing And Supporting Early development to better children’s Lives (EASEL) Approach. The EASEL Approach is made up of educator-led practices that can be used daily in a preschool classroom environment for children three to six years of age. Through the EASEL Approach, we aim to enhance early childhood educators’ teaching practices to promote children’s social, emotional, behavioural outcomes, and their executive function.

Early Childhood Development (ECD) Singapore Landscape Study

A study of the current policy and programme landscape across all domains of early childhood development was recently completed. The study included four countries – Singapore, Indonesia, the Philippines, and China. The purpose of the study was to understand what is currently provided in each country, as well as to identify the gaps that exist in both policy and programme provision. Strategic opportunities were identified at both the country and regional level to enhance early childhood development from both a top-down (policy) and bottom-up (service provision) approach.
Download 2-page brief
Download SG study

Project STANDARD

Project STANDARD is an international multi-site collaborative study helmed by the Child Development Unit at National University Hospital (CDU, NUH) in partnership with CHILD. This study aims to operationalize a collaborative network of leading developmental and behavioural paediatric clinics from the United States, Singapore and Austria so as to setup a structured database of clinical information of children with various neurodevelopmental disorders. This will pave the way for meaningful data inference to inform on developmental trajectories and clinical outcomes of these children across countries and help in identifying modifiable factors for better progress. In future, project STANDARD will facilitate multi-site clinical and translational research within the field of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders.

HEAlth and Development Support in Preschool Partnerships (HEADS-UPP)

In partnership with Care Corner and PAP Community Foundation (PCF) preschools, HEADS-UPP is an innovative programme in health service redesign for low-income children and families, led by Adj A/Prof Chong Shang Chee that demonstrates the potential for integrative work and synergies within CHILD, NUS and NUHS. It blends GUSTO-informed research, clinical implementation across NUHS services and with the NUH Child Development Unit, and adopts implementation theoretical frameworks for evaluating the programme outcome and impacts. It is a community-based, preventive paediatrics health programme, that hopes to address health equity and access for a group of children with highest needs. HEADS-UPP will start its pilot in the Queenstown Health District, and integrate across the NUHS primary care, dental care, Women’s Emotional Health services and child development unit, and aims to reach 350 to 400 children by June 2025.

HEAlth and Development Support in Preschool Partnerships (HEADS-UPP)

In partnership with Care Corner and PAP Community Foundation (PCF) preschools, HEADS-UPP is an innovative programme in health service redesign for low-income children and families, led by Adj A/Prof Chong Shang Chee that demonstrates the potential for integrative work and synergies within CHILD, NUS and NUHS. It blends GUSTO-informed research, clinical implementation across NUHS services and with the NUH Child Development Unit, and adopts implementation theoretical frameworks for evaluating the programme outcome and impacts. It is a community-based, preventive paediatrics health programme, that hopes to address health equity and access for a group of children with highest needs. HEADS-UPP will start its pilot in the Queenstown Health District, and integrate across the NUHS primary care, dental care, Women’s Emotional Health services and child development unit, and aims to reach 350 to 400 children by June 2025.

Project STANDARD

Project STANDARD is an international multi-site collaborative study helmed by the Child Development Unit at National University Hospital (CDU, NUH) in partnership with CHILD. This study aims to operationalize a collaborative network of leading developmental and behavioural paediatric clinics from the United States, Singapore and Austria so as to setup a structured database of clinical information of children with various neurodevelopmental disorders. This will pave the way for meaningful data inference to inform on developmental trajectories and clinical outcomes of these children across countries and help in identifying modifiable factors for better progress. In future, project STANDARD will facilitate multi-site clinical and translational research within the field of childhood neurodevelopmental disorders.