There is significant awareness of the importance of parenting for the development and well-being of young children; however, there is lesser knowledge about how to implement supportive efforts that enable parents (and other key caregivers) to foster the development and well-being of children. Three technical consultations were held in April 2019, June 2019 and July 2019 respectively, with the aim of developing a prospectus or research agendum to inform the design, implementation, and uptake of the next generation of ECD parenting programmes that will achieve these goals.