{"id":5,"date":"2021-04-14T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T18:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ecinstitute\/the-bu-institute-for-early-childhood-well-being\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T11:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:16:32","slug":"the-bu-institute-for-early-childhood-well-being","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ecinstitute\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container early-childhood autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-248\" data-slideshow-name=\"early-childhood\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-248\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-248_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img 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SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">The Boston University Wheelock Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being pioneers new approaches for<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">promo<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">ting holistic nurturing ecosystems integrated across disciplinary boundaries to maximize<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">the<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">well-being and resilience<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span>\u00a0<\/span>of young children and families<\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW37658674 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<h2 class=\"bu-style-h2-section-title\">Our Goals<\/h2>\n<section class=\"photo-ul-wrapper multi\">\n<div class=\"inner-container\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"background-image: url('\/ecinstitute\/files\/2021\/08\/pexels-kampus-production-8353802-scaled.jpg');\">\n<div class=\"details\">\n<h2 class=\"bu-style-h2-black\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/ecinstitute\/join-our-network\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span 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