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Marking International Roma Day with the CHAVORE Quest

April 14, 2026
This year, we are marking the day with the launch of the CHAVORE Quest, an interactive, multilingual experience available in five CHAVORE languages. The Quest introduces a new way of supporting children’s mental health, well-being, and inclusion inviting users to explore, reflect, and learn through a more playful and participatory format.

The Network Advantage: How Regional Networks Catalyze Impact in Early Childhood Development

December 15, 2020
This report was commissioned to Network Impact, with support from the Open Society Foundations’ Early Childhood Program and Porticus. With case studies from each network, it shows how ISSA and the networks on other continents leverage their network…

Successful Partnership to Support Comprehensive Early Childhood Services

December 14, 2020
We interviewed Christopher Goodman, Program Manager at Jacobs Foundation, about their partnership with ISSA and our member organization in Romania – the Step by Ste Center for Education and Professional Development. He reflected on the…

ISSA Joins Forces with CES/University of Coimbra and Promundo Portugal in Engaging Men in Nurturing Care

November 19, 2020
A world where male caregivers engage in positive, nurturing and gender-equitable parenting that supports the development of young children under three years of age – this is a vision that ISSA, CES/University of Coimbra and Promundo Portugal share.…

In Memoriam Tatjana Pavlovski, Former Director of CIP – Center for Interactive Pedagogy in Serbia

November 13, 2020
With great sadness we are saying goodbye to our colleague Tatjana Pavlovski, one of the pioneers and founding members of the Step by Step network and ISSA. Tanja was a dreamer and a visionary. She contributed to the early years field on the national…

New Guidebook and a Toolkit to Support Teachers Working with Refugee and Migrant Children

October 28, 2020
Building Bridges - Bridging the Gap Supporting wellbeing, learning, development and integration of young refugee and migrant children is a guidebook which aims to assist and inform the work of kindergarten teachers engaged in kindergartens in…

Early Childhood Education and Care Spaces - Children’s Vision

October 28, 2020
EDUCAS Project aims to create Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) environments that support children’s development in a holistic way, taking into account the diverse perspectives of people involved in the process. So far, teachers and families…

‘Walk the Talk’ in Times of Crisis: Noteworthy Practices from ISSA Members

October 22, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many unprecedented challenges for grassroots organizations and the communities they serve, especially those living in vulnerable and adverse context. The shock caused by this crisis is incomparable in terms of speed…

New User's Guide for the ECWI Needs Assessment Launched

October 21, 2020
The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative launches the brand new User's Guide for the Home Visiting Workforce Needs Assessment Tool today. The Tool supports policymakers responsible for policy planning and personnel management of ECD…

TOY for Inclusion Conversations: Meet the Play Hub Coordinators

October 16, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic lingers and activities continue to occur in online spaces, TOY for Inclusion is taking advantage of this movement online to showcase some of the most influential and crucial voices of the TOY for Inclusion project. Since the…

In Memoriam Lola Ibragimovna Babaeva from the Open Society Institute AF

September 28, 2020
With great sadness we share the news that on September 27th, 2020, ISSA lost a precious member of the network, Lola Ibragimovna Babaeva, coordinator of the Early Childhood Development Program at the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation in…

Join REYN and ERGO Online event: Human Library

September 25, 2020
Online event: Dream to grow: How to make Europe's Labor markets a place for allCo-hosted by: Romani Early Years Network (REYN) and ERGO NetworkWhen: 7 October 2020, 14:00 - 16:00 The program of the event and more information can be found here.…

Playing at Home is also Learning

September 18, 2020
Two months without school and preschool. Two months without learning? Not at all, because playing is learning! During the COVID-19 virus lockdown, we all heard and read many things about children and families. Like schools and preschools, families…

Launching a Tool for Policymakers and Program Managers

September 9, 2020
The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative is launching the Home Visiting Workforce Needs Assessment Tool in six languages. The Tool was recently updated and translated into Arabic, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish after two pilots…

ISSA Presented Country Profiles During the African Conference on Quality ECE

August 13, 2020
Evidence shows that educators and teachers are the key drivers of quality education. When they are qualified, well trained and supported, and enjoy adequate working conditions, they are able to provide children with quality learning experiences that…

BLOG: Making the First 1,000 Days Count! - a Home Visiting Toolkit

July 28, 2020
The support that parents and other caregivers need to provide nurturing care in the first years of life is now recognized as essential by the international agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the World Bank. In fact,…

Live Contact can Never be Substituted with the Virtual One. Part 2

July 22, 2020
A state of emergency because of COVID-19 was declared in Serbia in March of 2020. At the beginning of May, the prevention and protection measures were relaxed and the Government of Serbia organised the parliamentary elections. However, at the…

Early Childhood Education Included in the National Defense Strategy of Romania

July 22, 2020
Recently early childhood education was included in the National Defense Strategy of Romania for 2020-2024 as a part of the presidential program Educated Romania. President Klaus Iohannis noted that the strategy was drawn up against the background of…

For Our Children Foundation is Hiring an Independent Consultant in Bulgaria

July 21, 2020
For Our Children Foundation (FOC) is looking for an independent consultant in Bulgaria to conduct an evaluation of the effectiveness and sustainability of FOC’s services for families and children and to draw lessons and recommendations for improving…

Live Contact can Never be Substituted with the Virtual One. Part 1

July 20, 2020
A state of emergency because of COVID-19 was declared in Serbia in March of 2020. At the beginning of May, the prevention and protection measures were relaxed and the Government of Serbia organised the parliamentary elections. However, at the…

ISSA Member in Ireland Develops Learning Resource to Support Autistic Students

July 16, 2020
“Bridge Back to School” - an autism-friendly learning resource for summer 2020 was developed by the ISSA member Mary Immaculate College, together with AsIAm and SuperValu. This resource has been developed to support autistic students…

BLOG: Lockdown: Time to Wait or Moment of Opportunity?

July 15, 2020
“At this moment there are three possible scenarios for a non-profit organization:1) come out strengthened - but few will do it;2) find itself in crisis and risk closing;3) find itself in crisis and having to rethink about itself, its mechanisms of…

BLOG: Caring at a Distance – Psychosocial Support for Refugee Children in Greece

July 14, 2020
In March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic led to a strict lockdown in Greece, playful and in-person interactions suddenly came to a halt at the Baytna program - an early childhood program developed by Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI) for refugee…

Register Your Interest in an Online ECD Event This Fall

June 24, 2020
Due to concerns of safety related to COVID-19, and continuously changing measures and restrictions, ISSA postponed ISSA Conference 2020 to 2021. Many of you value our in-person conference as a unique platform to listen to the world’s…

Onsite Conference Turned Into a Digital Campaign

June 23, 2020
Luis Manuel Pinto is director of Programs and Learning at ISSA Member Learning for Wellbeing Foundation in the Netherlands. His organization brings together people from all ages to work as partners, considering all aspects of the human being as part…