Childhood, especially early childhood, is crucial in the development of people in adulthood. In that period, which experts have defined as the first thousand days, 85% of children's neuronal connections are developed, and in the first three years of life, 40% of the adult's mental abilities are formed.

During this time, the size of the brain doubles and the number of synapses increases substantially, hence the need to promote the optimal development of children. Early stimulation, games and interaction with people are the ways in which children learn during this period.

A strong bond between the child and his parents makes him more likely to survive, to grow healthy and to develop his intellectual, emotional and social potential to the maximum.

In addition to the implications for people's health and development, investment in early childhood development helps reduce social gaps, strengthens the economy and builds better societies.

Ensuring that children enjoy the best living conditions during their first years is one of the smartest investments for a country that thinks about its future and the possibility of being part of a globalized economy based on the strength of its capital human.

According to the Nobel Prize in Economics, James J. Heckman, for every dollar invested in early childhood, the rate of return is $ 7.

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