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As every year, we invite our members to take advantage of the knowledge and expertise in our network! Peer Learning Activities (PLA’s) remain highly valued by all members. It is therefore with great pleasure that we are launching the call for…

On June 1, while many countries around the globe celebrated Children’s Day, Romania’s President, Klaus Iohannis, visited the Step by Step Primary and Secondary School in Bucharest. The Presi

How do you create ECEC environments that support children’s development in a holistic way, taking into account the diverse needs of children and families, with special attention to the ones at risk of social exclusion? That is exactly what the new…

One of ISSA’s founding members, Center for Educational Initiatives Step by Step, has developed some empowering ways for teachers to connect and inspire one another. A lack of support through professional development opportunities can lead many…

On 17 June 2019 we offer nine highly informative Pre-conference Workshops. Are you coming to Leiden a day ahead of the Conference? Here is your fourth guide to another two of the full set of workshops to choose from.     #2 Pre-conference…

PINN, Proactive International Network for Newborn and Young Children, went to visit Coimbra (Portugal) to learn from local Prevention and Intervention Services in the Early Years. PINN, which second acronym stands for …

Following the successful implementation of the 'Primokiz approach' in Switzerland and Germany, the Jacobs Foundation has recently granted the license on the Primokiz approach to ISSA. The aim is to scale up the impact of Primokiz by leveraging the…

On 17 June 2019 we offer nine highly informative Pre-conference workshops. Are you coming to Leiden a day ahead of the conference? Here is your third guide to two of the full set of workshops.   #3 Pre-conference Workshop: Responsive care-…

Blessed with the opportunity to speak face to face with so many people from our member organizations at the Annual Council meeting, we took the opportunity to sit down and ask how things are truly going. In the professional atmosphere and on a…

On 17 June 2019 we offer nine highly informative Pre-conference workshops. Are you coming to Leiden a day ahead of the conference? Here is your second guide to two of the full set of workshops.    #5 Pre-conference Workshop: The European…

INTESYS focuses on piloting new approaches to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) systems in Europe with a view to ensuring that children and families in vulnerable situations have access to high-quality ECEC provided by services that are…

On 17 June 2019 we offer nine highly informative Pre-conference Workshops. Are you coming to Leiden a day ahead of the ISSA Conference? Here is your initial guide to two of the full set of workshops.   #4 Early Childhood Education and Care for…

We are glad to have received so many abstract submissions (and are receiving still) for the ISSA Conference 2019. In response to participants who requested more time to send their proposal(s), the deadline has been extended to 18 February 2019…

The things we learn together enrich our knowledge and our sense of unity. For this reason, ISSA members consider the Peer Learning Activities (PLAs) one of the greatest benefits of the membership. We have drawn up the overview of last…

Paul Leseman, Sarah Klaus & Michael Feigelson to deliver keynote address at ISSA Conference 2019 We are thrilled to announce Prof. dr. Paul Leseman, Head of Department Social and Behavioral Science (Utrecht University), the Director of the Early…

Following a new Ukrainian Law on Education, a pilot project for (re-)certifying teachers has started in January 2019. The goal of the pilot: to make teacher’s certification a solid part of professional development, and to achieve it, extra…

A new four-year partnership has been formed to push forth the improvement of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Romania. The project, called ‘Romania Grows with You’, is a collaboration between the Step by Step Center for Education and…

Nurturing Environments: this year’s conference theme draws attention to the systemic nature of and the shared responsibility we all hold for the environments in which young children live, learn, play and develop. Starting from the home environment…

Blessed with the opportunity to speak face to face with so many people from our member organizations at the Annual Council meeting, we took the opportunity to sit down and ask how things are truly going. In the professional atmosphere and on a…

The Foundation for Education Initiatives Support (FEIS, Kyrgyzstan) works closely with teacher-methodologists from different structures of the educational system in the country. In the past 5 years they've formed a team of like-minded people. They…

Blessed with the opportunity to speak face to face with so many people from our member organizations at the Annual Council meeting, we took the opportunity to sit down and ask how things are truly going. In the professional atmosphere and on a…

ISSA is hiring a Program Coordinator to support the development of the Romani Early Years Network   The International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is a vibrant network that connects professionals and non-profit organizations working in…

The ISSA Conference is the key Early Childhood Development conference in Eurasia. It brings together some 450 participants from over 50 countries.We are pleased to launch the Call for Proposals. Interested applicants are invited to fill in the…

Recently, ISSA was joined by the Italian team behind social project Un Villaggio per Crescere (a village to thrive): an initiative aimed at improving parenting skills in population groups at risk. Educational poverty (EP) is a worrying phenomenon in…