Comprehensive strategic vision for improving outcomes for young children by promoting healthy development, well-being and equity from pregnancy through the early years. The framework highlights the critical importance of early childhood as a foundation for lifelong health, learning and social participation, and calls for coordinated action across health, education, social care and other sectors to address the wider determinants of child development. It provides guidance for countries to strengthen policies, systems and workforce capacity to ensure that every child has the best possible start in life