Proximity of Care: A New Approach to Designing for Early Childhood in Vulnerable Urban Contexts

Autor/inn/en	Newton, William Isaac; Candiracci, Sara
Institution	Bernard Van Leer Foundation (Netherlands)
Titel	Proximity of Care: A New Approach to Designing for Early Childhood in Vulnerable Urban Contexts
Quelle	(2020), (64 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Urban Areas; At Risk Persons; Child Development; Young Children; Neighborhoods; Family Needs; Environmental Influences; Childhood Needs; Housing; Slums; Foreign Countries; Refugees; Access to Education; Early Childhood Education; Access to Health Care; Urban Planning; Pregnancy; Family Environment; Child Health; Safety; Prenatal Care; South Africa; Kenya; Jordan; Lebanon + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Urban area; Stadtregion; Risikogruppe; Kindesentwicklung; Frühe Kindheit; Neighbourhoods; Nachbarschaft; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Childhood; needs; Kindheit; Bedürfnis; Unterkunft; Slum; Ausland; Flüchtling; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Early childhood; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Stadtplanung; Schwangerschaft; Familienmilieu; Sicherheit; Pränatale Versorgung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Kenia; Libanon
Abstract	This publication presents the challenges and opportunities confronting early childhood development in vulnerable urban contexts, derived from specialised research by Arup and the Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF). The data is clear: vulnerable urban areas such as refugee and informal settlements house a growing population in critical need, and the number and size of these areas will only increase in the coming decades. Living in these contexts has particularly significant negative impacts on young children aged 0 to 5. At present, governments, development and humanitarian organisations, and urban practitioners devote little attention to the specific needs of the 0-5 age group in projects aimed at improving conditions in informal and refugee settlements. This age group's needs are different than those of older children but are often 'lumped in' with them from a planning and policy perspective, or worse, go entirely unrecognised. In addition, the complexity of vulnerability in these contexts makes it difficult to design and implement effective early childhood development solutions that consider the influence of the built environment. Arup and BvLF have partnered to help bridge this gap. The Proximity of Care approach was developed to better understand the needs and constraints faced by young children, their caregivers, and pregnant women in informal and refugee settlements; and to ultimately help improve their living conditions and well-being. [This report was co-produced by Arup.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Bernard van Leer Foundation. P.O. Box 82334, 2508 EH, The Hague, The Netherlands. Tel: +31-70-331-2232; Fax: +31-70-350-2373; e-mail: pubsrequests@bvleerf.nl; Web site: http://www.bernardvanleer.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01