About the Conference
About the Conference
About the Conference
CHILD Conference 2025 will provide a global platform for early childhood researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to actively exchange ideas and experiences across local, regional, and international early childhood communities.
The conference theme ‘Translating Evidence for Impact: Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice in Early Childhood’ underscores the pivotal role of evidence-informed approaches and effective implementation in shaping the lives of young children. By connecting research findings with practical applications and policy decisions, we create a powerful synergy that drives positive outcomes.
CHILD Conference 2025 will provide a global platform for early childhood researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to actively exchange ideas and experiences across local, regional, and international early childhood communities.
The conference theme ‘Translating Evidence for Impact: Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice in Early Childhood’ underscores the pivotal role of evidence-informed approaches and effective implementation in shaping the lives of young children. By connecting research findings with practical applications and policy decisions, we create a powerful synergy that drives positive outcomes.
CHILD Conference 2025 will provide a global platform for early childhood researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to actively exchange ideas and experiences across local, regional, and international early childhood communities.
The conference theme ‘Translating Evidence for Impact: Bridging Research, Policy, and Practice in Early Childhood’ underscores the pivotal role of evidence-informed approaches and effective implementation in shaping the lives of young children. By connecting research findings with practical applications and policy decisions, we create a powerful synergy that drives positive outcomes.
Sub-theme 1: Context Counts – The Gentle Art of Adaptation
Evidence-informed solutions cannot be successfully implemented without understanding setting and context. How can we be rigorous in using data and evidence, and flexible in our application within early childhood research and practice? How can interventions consider and adapt to place, cultures, systems, families, and communities?
Sub-theme 2: Implementation and Impact – Assessing ‘How’ as Well as ‘What’ Works
To drive sustained, large-scale change, we need to know not just what works, but how to make things work. This theme explores evaluation of implementation and impact: how we can drive real-time implementation improvement for enhanced insights and better child and family outcomes?
Sub-theme 3: It’s All in the Method – Knowledge Translation to Innovations
Knowledge transfer and translation is multi-dimensional, and participatory. What are the methods with which we can drive better translation of evidence in child health, development and wellbeing? What innovations are possible? What are the implications for research, policy and practice?
Sub-theme 4: Together We Are Stronger – From Collaboration to Partnership and Co-design
We achieve the greatest impact for children and families when we work in concert – with participants and with each other. This theme embraces collective and collaborative ways of working: community involvement, stakeholder engagement, co-design, co-development and more.
Sub-theme 1: Context Counts – The Gentle Art of Adaptation
Evidence-informed solutions cannot be successfully implemented without understanding setting and context. How can we be rigorous in using data and evidence, and flexible in our application within early childhood research and practice? How can interventions consider and adapt to place, cultures, systems, families, and communities?
Sub-theme 2: Implementation and Impact – Assessing ‘How’ as Well as ‘What’ Works
To drive sustained, large-scale change, we need to know not just what works, but how to make things work. This theme explores evaluation of implementation and impact: how we can drive real-time implementation improvement for enhanced insights and better child and family outcomes?
Sub-theme 3: It’s All in the Method – Knowledge Translation to Innovations
Knowledge transfer and translation is multi-dimensional, and participatory. What are the methods with which we can drive better translation of evidence in child health, development and wellbeing? What innovations are possible? What are the implications for research, policy and practice?
Sub-theme 4: Together We Are Stronger – From Collaboration to Partnership and Co-design
We achieve the greatest impact for children and families when we work in concert – with participants and with each other. This theme embraces collective and collaborative ways of working: community involvement, stakeholder engagement, co-design, co-development and more.
Sub-theme 1: Context Counts – The Gentle Art of Adaptation
Evidence-informed solutions cannot be successfully implemented without understanding setting and context. How can we be rigorous in using data and evidence, and flexible in our application within early childhood research and practice? How can interventions consider and adapt to place, cultures, systems, families, and communities?
Sub-theme 2: Implementation and Impact – Assessing ‘How’ as Well as ‘What’ Works
To drive sustained, large-scale change, we need to know not just what works, but how to make things work. This theme explores evaluation of implementation and impact: how we can drive real-time implementation improvement for enhanced insights and better child and family outcomes?
Sub-theme 3: It’s All in the Method – Knowledge Translation to Innovations
Knowledge transfer and translation is multi-dimensional, and participatory. What are the methods with which we can drive better translation of evidence in child health, development and wellbeing? What innovations are possible? What are the implications for research, policy and practice?
Sub-theme 4: Together We Are Stronger – From Collaboration to Partnership and Co-design
We achieve the greatest impact for children and families when we work in concert – with participants and with each other. This theme embraces collective and collaborative ways of working: community involvement, stakeholder engagement, co-design, co-development and more.
Who should attend?
Who should attend?
Who should attend?
The conference will be relevant for researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, educators, programme managers and organisational leaders in the field of early child development. The focus of the conference will be global, with a special focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia.
The conference will be relevant for researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, educators, programme managers and organisational leaders in the field of early child development. The focus of the conference will be global, with a special focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia.
The conference will be relevant for researchers, policy-makers, practitioners, educators, programme managers and organisational leaders in the field of early child development. The focus of the conference will be global, with a special focus on Singapore and Southeast Asia.
Our Speakers
Our Speakers
Our Speakers
What will the Conference include?
What will the Conference include?
What will the Conference include?
- Pre-conference workshops
- Keynote speakers
- Panel discussions: A curated 60-minute interactive session featuring up to 4 panellists and a facilitator, offering well-structured presentations and engaging discussions.
- Oral presentations: A 15-minute presentation (with Q&A) delivered as part of a concurrent session.
- Lightning talks: A concise 5-minute session focusing on research or policy-driven "calls-to-action":
- Research Bites for Policy and Practice Insights: Present compelling, data-driven insights that inform policy decisions or support early childhood practitioners in classrooms, clinics, and communities.
- Policy and Practice Bites for Research Insights: Share real-world policy or practice insights, highlighting new developments, knowledge gaps, or challenges that can inspire research directions.
- Pre-conference workshops
- Keynote speakers
- Panel discussions: A curated 60-minute interactive session featuring up to 4 panellists and a facilitator, offering well-structured presentations and engaging discussions.
- Oral presentations: A 15-minute presentation (with Q&A) delivered as part of a concurrent session.
- Lightning talks: A concise 5-minute session focusing on research or policy-driven "calls-to-action":
- Research Bites for Policy and Practice Insights: Present compelling, data-driven insights that inform policy decisions or support early childhood practitioners in classrooms, clinics, and communities.
- Policy and Practice Bites for Research Insights: Share real-world policy or practice insights, highlighting new developments, knowledge gaps, or challenges that can inspire research directions.
- Pre-conference workshops
- Keynote speakers
- Panel discussions: A curated 60-minute interactive session featuring up to 4 panellists and a facilitator, offering well-structured presentations and engaging discussions.
- Oral presentations: A 15-minute presentation (with Q&A) delivered as part of a concurrent session.
- Lightning talks: A concise 5-minute session focusing on research or policy-driven "calls-to-action":
- Research Bites for Policy and Practice Insights: Present compelling, data-driven insights that inform policy decisions or support early childhood practitioners in classrooms, clinics, and communities.
- Policy and Practice Bites for Research Insights: Share real-world policy or practice insights, highlighting new developments, knowledge gaps, or challenges that can inspire research directions.
About CHILD
About CHILD
About CHILD
The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) was established under the umbrella of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) with the Lien Foundation. In collaboration with other partners such as the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), the National University Hospital (NUH) and A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), CHILD brings together experts in the field of translational research, child development, and implementation science to help give children the best start to life.
The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) was established under the umbrella of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) with the Lien Foundation. In collaboration with other partners such as the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), the National University Hospital (NUH) and A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), CHILD brings together experts in the field of translational research, child development, and implementation science to help give children the best start to life.
The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) was established under the umbrella of NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) with the Lien Foundation. In collaboration with other partners such as the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI), the National University Hospital (NUH) and A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP), CHILD brings together experts in the field of translational research, child development, and implementation science to help give children the best start to life.
Refer to CHILD's official website for more information: https://thechild.sg/.
Refer to CHILD's official website for more information: https://thechild.sg/.
Refer to CHILD's official website for more information: https://thechild.sg/.
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
Acknowledgement
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Lee Foundation for their generous support.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Lee Foundation for their generous support.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Lee Foundation for their generous support.
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