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Bárbara Barros Barbosa

Programme Manager, Familia+, Espaço Àra
Education
Brazil

About Bárbara

Bárbara works at the intersection of early childhood development, education, and social policy. She has collaborated with the World Bank and national and subnational governments to design and implement evidence-informed strategies that strengthen frontline services, enhance parenting support, and improve territorial planning for young children and their families in Brazil, São Tomé and Príncipe. At Espaço Àra Educação, Bárbara co-leads the design and integration of community- and school-based approaches to early childhood development.

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Stories by Bárbara

  • Childhood & Development

Centring caregivers in early childhood education

Rethinking family engagement through relational practices in Brazil’s daycare systems

Birth of a Parent Podcast

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