Early Intervention: Building Foundations for Young Minds
EARLY INTERVENTION Early Intervention refers to a comprehensive system of coordinated services designed to promote the child’s development and functional independence, minimize potential delays, and enhance the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their child. These services are specifically provided on behalf of infants and toddlers, typically from birth through age three, […]
The Abecedarian Project: Boosting Early Cognitive Potential
The Abecedarian Project is an early childhood intervention program designed to increase cognitive development and school readiness of at-risk children from low-income environments. Developed by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Campbell et al., 2020), the project is rooted in the principles of universal design for early learning and has proven […]