Evidence

Evidence on children's well-being, problem first.

Every finding is tied to a defined problem for children, the intervention that claims to solve it, and its type of design. Open any card to compare the same intervention across countries.

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Development

Problem

Low participation of children in active travel (walking, cycling, wheeling), linked in part to limited education and knowledge about active travel and road safety.

Intervention: A four-module online road safety education programme, developed and evaluated with the Multiphase Optimization Strategy. It included a 'wheeling safety and skills' module.
Population: 56 children aged 9-13

Key finding

Road safety knowledge scores improved significantly (p<0.05) in groups that included the 'wheeling safety and skills' module.

Practitioner

Pham et al. · Crossref · 24 Jan 2024

Protection

Problem

Child labour in the supply chains of multinational companies

Intervention: Company due diligence approaches that combine international voluntary instruments on child labour (in the abstract, applied by Philips and Nestle)
Population: Two multinational companies, Philips and Nestle, and their supply chains

Key finding

The framework itself is weak on enforceability and relies on social pressure.

Practitioner

Zwijnenburg · Crossref · 1 Jan 2026

Development

Problem

Low Mathematics academic engagement and performance among upper primary pupils with ADHD behaviours

Intervention: Behavioural classroom management delivered through either explicit, co-created class rules or structured daily routines, compared with conventional instruction
Population: 216 upper primary pupils identified with ADHD behaviours in 12 public primary schools in Obio-Akpor LGA, Rivers State, Nigeria

Key finding

Class rules group mean gain of 22.17 (t=28.79, p<0.05)

Experimental

Ozuzu · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 7 Oct 2026

Development

Problem

Lack of age-appropriate AI tools and evaluation for children's art education, and its possible effect on children's creativity, mental health, visual health and social development

Intervention: 12-week AI human–machine collaborative art education using a child-specific improved WGAN-GP creative synthesis model
Population: 120 children aged 6–14 in China, in three age bands (6–8, 9–11, 12–14)

Key finding

Creativity fluency, flexibility and uniqueness were higher in the experimental group (e.g. fluency 79.68 vs 67.52).

Experimental

Chen et al. · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 7 Oct 2026

Development

Problem

Limited preparation of teachers for culturally contextualized early science education in underserved Bedouin kindergartens

Intervention: Interdisciplinary pairing of preservice early-childhood and preservice elementary-science teachers across eight inquiry-oriented sessions and a 30-hour professional learning community
Population: Eight preservice early-childhood teachers and eight preservice elementary-science teachers in three Bedouin kindergartens in Rahat, Israel

Key finding

Participants perceived growth in confidence.

Practitioner

Jaber · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 9 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopment

BHEGAUCNIE

Problem

Iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anemia affecting cognitive and school outcomes in school-age children

Intervention: Iron supplementation
Population: School-age children in randomized trials included in a 2023 meta-analysis cited by the review

Key finding

Iron supplementation improved intelligence among school-age children.

Experimental

Amini et al. · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 7 Oct 2026

Development

Problem

Early childhood classrooms lack concrete, contextual and age-appropriate media for teaching about the environment and building emergent literacy.

Intervention: A large-format book (BiLiNG) with real local photographs, simple text, illustrations and question prompts, used in shared reading, guided questioning and discussion.
Population: Young children at KB Al Hidayah playgroup, Pemalang, Indonesia (number and ages not stated).

Key finding

Reported improvement in children's visual attention and learning enthusiasm.

Practitioner

Ifrohatun et al. · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 8 Oct 2026

Development

Problem

Children with disabilities in inclusive early childhood education need adaptive support to develop basic life skills.

Intervention: Prompt-based assistance integrated with the ASYIK ATIK SIUUL Models, with continuous observation, personalised adjustment of help and progressive fading, delivered through 12 basic life skill activities over six months.
Population: 10 children with disabilities in Class A and Class B at PAUD Baitul Huda Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta, Indonesia.

Key finding

The authors report that integrating the models with prompt mechanisms improved adaptive learning service effectiveness.

Practitioner

Watini et al. · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 8 Oct 2026

SurvivalProtection

Problem

Stunting among children in Sukamantri Village, linked to health, nutrition, caregiving and environmental factors

Intervention: Participatory empowerment of PKK cadres through GERDARA and the establishment of the Pos Sahabat Aman (problem identification, education, cadre participation, mentoring, evaluation and sustainability planning)
Population: 28 PKK cadres from seven hamlets in Sukamantri Village, Indonesia

Key finding

GERDARA implementation scored 92.50% (very good)

Practitioner

Rahmiati et al. · OpenAlex · 8 Oct 2026

SurvivalDevelopmentParticipation

Problem

Recurrent epilepsy in a child despite antiepileptic treatment, with effects on sleep, self-esteem, school participation, social life and family confidence

Intervention: Individualised nursing care based on Roy's Adaptation Model, delivered in weekly 45-minute sessions with parental participation over six weeks, with weekly telephone follow-up and seizure diary monitoring
Population: One 8-year-old boy with recurrent epilepsy and his parents, in a pediatric ward in Iran

Key finding

Seizure frequency fell from approximately four to fewer than two episodes per month.

Practitioner

Khoshbash et al. · OpenAlex · 8 Oct 2026

DevelopmentProtection

Problem

Excessive online gaming and screen time among children, with risks of addiction, social isolation and poorer cognitive and emotional development

Intervention: Religiously guided parenting interventions that use moral direction, habit formation, value-based education and a supportive family climate to shape children's digital habits
Population: Children and families in unspecified case studies

Key finding

Reduced screen time was reported.

Practitioner

Kumar et al. · OpenAlex · 8 Oct 2026

SurvivalProtection

Problem

Tobacco use and smoking among students, and exposure to smoking at school, in U.S. public elementary and secondary schools

Intervention: Statewide laws banning tobacco use by students, staff and visitors anywhere on public school grounds
Population: Students, teachers and other school staff in U.S. states that did and did not adopt statewide school tobacco bans

Key finding

Statewide school smoking bans were found to have little impact on smoking behaviour.

Experimental

Bhatt et al. · OpenAlex - Early Childhood · 5 Oct 2026

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