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The mood was buoyant and collegial, but the stakes were high—planning a better future for children in a country experiencing rapid economic growth and wide societal disparities. This group of nearly 50 Brazilian politicians, policymakers, public managers and civil-society leaders had come together for the first time just five days earlier. What united them—both physically and philosophically—was an executive leadership course on early childhood development (ECD), which was hosted by the Center on the Developing Child.

They came to Harvard in March 2012 to engage in a week of dialogue on the science of ECD and how effective public leaders can apply this science to some of Brazil's most complex social problems. A concluding course session occurs in Brazil in June, yet the students seemed already to have mastered its intent: a shared understanding of ECD and its importance to policy and practice.

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