Research has shown that investment in early childhood, meaning from conception to eight years of age, brings seven to ten percent in returns in the adult years, said an official of Brac International.
It means every dollar gives a $16 return, Tanzina Quddus Dina, manager of the organisation’s Early Childhood Development program, told a sharing session on the program and its impact.
Some 90 percent of a child’s brain development occurs by the age of 5, she said at the Brac University’s Department of English and Humanities on Sunday, 17 February 2019.
Being a vital time, focus should be kept on physical, socio-emotional, motor, cognitive, and language development, she said, adding that any type of toy offered to children should have multifaceted aspects to keep them engaged.