Early Childhood Development Symposium
Communicating the Science of Early Childhood Development and Translating Research to Policy and Practice

Date: 23 Sep 2023, Saturday | Time: 1100 - 1230 | Track Type: Symposium | Venue: L1-S1, Academia 

The Centre for Holistic Initiatives for Learning and Development (CHILD) was established at NUS in 2021. Our mission is to improve the emotional, social and cognitive outcomes for children in Singapore by accelerating the implementation of Early Child Development (ECD) research into policy and practice. This symposium will provide an overview of CHILD's main focus areas as follows:

(i) Evidence generation

(ii) Evidence synthesis

(iii) Design, selection, and contextualization of interventions

(iv) Implementation and evaluation

(v) Knowledge translation.

We will illustrate how CHILD translates ECD research into policy and practice, using examples of maternal mental health, screen use and eating behavior.

TOPIC 1:

Generating Contextualized Evidence: Community Needs Assessment in Queenstown

Speaker: Dr Chiong Yee Keow

TOPIC 2:

Why Quality Evidence Synthesis Matters: Identifying Gaps and Opportunities for Impactful Translation

Speaker: Assoc Prof Shefaly Shorey

TOPIC 3:

From Evidence Synthesis to Intervention Design: Addressing Screen Use in Young Children

Speaker: Dr Anna Fogel

TOPIC 4:

Why Implementation Matters: Hybrid Trials that Accelerate Translation to Policy and Practice

Speaker: Asst Prof Keri McCrickerd

TOPIC 5:

Knowledge Translation: Bridging the Science-to-policy and Practice Gap

 Speaker: Adj Assoc Prof Chong Shang Chee