Children’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being supports their overall development and learning which helps them to grow and learn optimally while building the skills required to reach their full potential.

Physical health and well-being are dependent upon access to nutritious food, shelter and sleep, sanitary and safe living conditions, and access to places to play and exercise. Furthermore, pre-primary and primary aged children also must have support for their mental and emotional health. This includes helping them to build secure identities, engage in responsive relationships and feel loved and respected.  Traumatic and stressful childhood experiences can place children at great risk for emotional and mental health challenges. Therefore it is vital that they receive support to deal with distressing moments in their lives while building coping skills.