We foster and support children’s healthy brain development in the Caribbean and all tropical regions worldwide.
The Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment (CCCN) is an intervention and research center under the umbrella of the Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation (WINDREF) at St. George’s University, Grenada.
The CCCN works with parents and caregivers, teachers, researchers and policymakers to strengthen early childhood development through evidence-based programs, research, and policy partnerships.
Our vision is a world in which all children feel safe, connected, and cognitively empowered to effectively resolve conflict within themselves and with others in a socially sustainable way.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
Up To 250 Million Children...
…(mainly in low- and middle-income countries) under the age of five are at risk of failing to reach their full neurodevelopmental potential. Evidence indicates that this early child development deficit can be prevented by ensuring ideal health and environmental conditions. Early experiences shape brain development, emotional regulation, and lifelong health outcomes. The way forward to improve developmental outcomes is clear. The challenge now is to design, develop, implement, and assess appropriate intervention programs in low- and middle-income countries where they are most needed.
PILLARS OF THE CCCN
We design and implement programs that enhance healthy development in children by focusing on safety, relationships, and eliminating violence.
We work as advisors and consultants with local, regional, and global partners to ensure that child and family health is at the forefront.
We design and conduct child assessments to ensure that our interventions are making a difference.
We use our team’s multidisciplinary expertise to reduce violence and to promote and enhance population health and resilience.
OUR CURRENT PROJECTS
Conscious Discipline School Coaching
Coaching4Dads (Canada Fund for Local Initiatives)
Conscious Discipline Roving Caregiver Coaching (European Commission)
Legal Aid & Counseling Clinic: Man to Man Programme (European Commission)
Grenada Intersectoral ECD Strategy (UNICEF x Government of Grenada)
Empowering Early Years Program (Maria Holder Trust)
OUR COMMUNITY IMPACT
In Grenada, our 5 Roving Caregiver Coaches and 8 School Coaches have worked with Roving Caregivers, families, daycares and schools to equip caregivers with the skills needed for co-regulation and to create nurturing environments where young children can learn, grow, and thrive.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Stay tuned for exciting updates!
RESEARCH & MEASUREMENT AT CCCN
CCCN conducts neurodevelopmental research, intervention evaluation, and assessment tool development to strengthen evidence-based early childhood programs in the Caribbean.
Follow our research output here
Read our policy reports here
Learn about the Grenada Learning and Memory Scale (GLAMS) Administration Manual
Read more about the Grenada Intersectoral ECD Strategy 2026-2030
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
The Caribbean Center for Child Neurodevelopment works across several interconnected areas to support healthy child development.
⊛ We conduct trainings on brain-based Nurturing Care interventions such as the widely acclaimed Conscious Discipline programme.
⊛ We design and implement systems for measuring and evaluating programmes that improve child neurodevelopment in developing tropical regions.
⊛ We build local capacity for assessing neurodevelopment in ways that are culturally reliable and valid in the Caribbean and in tropical developing regions.
⊛ We develop and disseminate best practice policies to strengthen child neurodevelopment to local, national, regional, and international policymakers.
