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Following the successful implementation of the 'Primokiz approach' in Switzerland, Germany, and currently under implementation in Romania, the Jacobs Foundation and ISSA are teaming up again, this time in Slovenia. ISSA Member, Education Research…

With the COVID-19 crisis affecting the entire world and bringing so much uncertainty about the future, there has never been a greater need for NGOs to secure the funds they need for their work. But wh

On February 19th, 2020, the event will present the project’s success stories of inclusion. There are no children hard to reach, rather there are tailor-made services for children. and families TOY for Inclusion supports children and families at the…

ISSA Member Kind en Gezin from Belgium is committed to creating opportunities for every child, wherever and however it was born and raised. Children’s rights and respect for diversity are the organization’s guiding principles. Kind en…

January 2020 has kicked-off a new phase of the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative, launched by ISSA and R4D in 2016 to support those who work with children ages 0 to 8 and their families. The Initiative will continue to enhance the knowledge…

UNICEF Kyrgyzstan Country Office is seeking an institution to undertake a consultancy to conduct a Situation Analysis on Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Participatory Analysis of the Early Identification and Early Intervention Program…

For over 25 years, the Step by Step Program, flagship initiative for Early Childhood Education reform of the Open Society Foundations, has implemented a democratic child-centered classroom approach where families and children are placed at the heart…

ISSA member Foundation for Educational and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step (SbS) from the Republic of North Macedonia is implementing projects and initiatives to support teachers’ professional development and raise the possibilities for all…

Established in 2003 by a group of psychologists, pedagogues and community workers, ISSA Member Comenius Foundation for Child Development (Comenius Foundation) inspires adults to create environments in which all young children can develop,…

The recent Thematic Meeting for ISSA Members and partners, Spotlight on Family Support and Engagement, provided an opportunity to facilitate learning among these groups. The meeting focused on participants’ work to build supportive, meaningful and…

SOS Children’s Villages International is an umbrella organization for over 130 SOS Children’s Villages associations worldwide. They work in alternative child care and prevention of separation of children from their families. The CEE/CIS Regional…

ISSA member Belorussian Parents' and Teachers' League Step by Step unites children, parents, and teachers from 42 local communities throughout the territory of the Republic of Belarus. The organization provides high-quality educational services for…

This month, ISSA Member International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI), launched the book Intergenerational Learning in Practice, which is published by Routledge[1]. Intergenerational Learning (IGL) brings together young children and older…

World Children’s Day is celebrated in an effort to promote awareness of children’s wellbeing and rights around the globe. November 20th is the date in 1959 when the UN General Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child. It is…

Last week ICDI, along with Stichting JES Rijnland and Centre for Children and Families Leiden hosted the third PINN International Learning Exchange in Leiden. The participants were practitioners, program coordinators, lecturers, researchers and…

The new TOY for Inclusion Play Hub is located in Orehovica and is one of two in Croatia. The second one is active in Sisak.  We are very excited about the opening of a new Play Hub in Orehovica! Orehovica is a municipality with 2.685…

Everything that happens in ECEC settings has to do with social and emotional well-being. But practitioners are not always aware of its interconnection with all aspects of young children’s lives. Because of this, it is not always easy for them…

One of the REYN objectives is to increase diversity in the workforce. In this blog, Partners Hungary Foundation, host of REYN Hungary, reports on how they coached five Romani women to become a caregiver in six months. This is the first of a…

It’s like a coffer that opens and reveals its content made of books, toys and puppets. It will drive to the most peripheral areas of the Rome where children and their families are less reached by early childhood services. The Local Action Team (LAT…

There is a lack of quality in early childhood services for Romani children in Europe. This is what Roma and non-Roma professionals have echoed at the Romani Early Years Network (REYN) Strategic meeting in Zagreb, Croatia last week. Over 50…

ISSA member Hestia Early Learning Centre from the Netherlands runs several bilingual day cares in Amsterdam and Amstelveen. When their first bilingual day care was opened, a little boy who did not understand any English or Dutch attended the day…

The young mother Oxana from Moldova eagerly waited for her first child, and her husband even chose the name for the baby girl – Elena. The heartbreaking news came unexpectedly after birth. Regardless of the results of prenatal examinations, Oxana’s…

Do you want to learn more about the evidence-based, preventive intervention program Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD)? Do you want to practice giving video-feedback yourself under

Early childhood education settings offer important contexts for children’s learning. They should be environments in which children learn that they are valued by others; learn how to treat others with fairness and respect, and learn how to embrace…