Child Care Development & Special Needs Unit
Ensures monitoring and promotion of physical, socio-emotional, cognitive, language and psychosocial development of children in Sri Lanka.
The unit focuses on monitoring and advancing child development across multiple domains while addressing special needs through systematic screening and intervention.
Objectives & functions:
• Maintaining screening and early intervention initiatives for developmental delays and disorders.
• Identifying policy gaps related to child development and special needs.
• Selecting and scaling evidence-based programs nationally.
• Analyzing burden and trends in child development concerns.
Objectives & functions:
• Maintaining screening and early intervention initiatives for developmental delays and disorders.
• Identifying policy gaps related to child development and special needs.
• Selecting and scaling evidence-based programs nationally.
• Analyzing burden and trends in child development concerns.