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Want to build better cities? Begin with babies.

Stories of change from inspiring, urban leaders on how our built environment can create caring neighbourhoods that help young children, parents and communities flourish.
Editor’s pick
  • Environment & Cities

Reclaiming green space in Lima

In a crowded city, new natural spaces bring people together and protect against climate change

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Spotlight
  • Environment & Cities

“A city that acknowledges those who care for us”

Interview with Diana Rodríguez Franco

  • Environment & Cities

How to transform public spaces to encourage intergenerational play

Abu Dhabi’s commitment to a family-friendly future

  • Environment & Cities

Making every child feel that the city genuinely cares

How prioritising childhood is transforming Jundiaí, Brazil

Editor’s pick
  • Environment & Cities

How Arab cities in Israel are recreating a sense of connection

Making parents a priority to rebuild safe and supported communities

City Inspiration
  • Environment & Cities

Family hubs change how children and caregivers experience parks in Jordan

Parents and policymakers in Irbid now see real value in local public places

  • Childhood & Development

Playful Learning Landscapes for children and caregivers

Behaviour change in everyday spaces that stimulates STEM, literacy and 21st-century skills

  • Health & Wellbeing

“My hope is for Addis to be the best city in Africa to raise a child and to be a mother”

Interview with Adanech Abiebie, Mayor of Addis Ababa

  • Environment & Cities

Building “the secret city” for children

Planners in Israel use voluntary guidelines to urge climate and child friendly measures

Visual Essay
  • Health & Wellbeing

Magic happens when children and caregivers create memories

Pé de Infância finds ways to remind parents of their own childhood joys

Visual Essay
  • Environment & Cities

“Play is all about allowing natural curiosity and exploration”

Toddlers can stack, splash and wander in Ram Eisenberg’s parks

City Inspiration
  • Childhood & Development

Planning play for 1.1 million babies: Istanbul95

  • Environment & Cities

Maintaining and celebrating rural indigenous practices in Brazilian cities

How the E’ñepa give and take care, and what they need to thrive

  • Childhood & Development

Scaling early childhood services in cities: lessons from four Urban95 case studies

  • Environment & Cities

Early childhood: why we need to invest in the future of cities

From the Archive
  • Environment & Cities

Urban95: creating cities for the youngest people

Editor’s pick
  • Environment & Cities

Five urban design choices that make a world of difference for parents

Nurturing Neighbourhoods in India care for the whole family

City Inspiration
  • Childhood & Development

Transforming Rotterdam’s schoolyards

Ten years of turning asphalt playgrounds into green spaces

  • Environment & Cities

Learning from Prinsenland

How a child-friendly Dutch neighbourhood looks three decades on

  • Environment & Cities

Building safe sidewalks to save children’s lives

Nairobi and other African cities expand walking and cycling

From the Archive
  • Childhood & Development

It takes a city: making early childhood a strategic priority in Tel Aviv

Early Childhood Matters
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