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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.

WEBINAR - Building Better Cities for Young Children to Thrive

March 21, 2019
A free webinar especially for representatives of civil society organizations, groups and networks of professionals will take place 29 March 2019 at 3PM CET.The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 which is ‘Make cities inclusive, safe,…

NEWS - Six Promising Practices Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce

March 21, 2019
The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative’s Country Briefs illustrate inspiring responses to challenges faced by the early childhood workforce. The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative has launched a brand new compendium of six Country Briefs. The…

NEWS - INTESYS Toolkit Shares Pathways towards Integration in Early Childhood Systems

March 21, 2019
INTESYS focused on piloting the journey toward integration in four different early childhood systems in Europe. The project put an emphasis on ensuring that children and families in vulnerable situations had access to high-quality ECEC provided by…

INTERVIEW - Board Member Henriette Heimgaertner

March 18, 2019
We spoke with Henriette Heimgaertner. She is ISSA Board Treasurer, Co-founder & Managing Director of the Berlin Early Childhood Institute for Quality Development. We talked about the impact of ECD organizations, bringing East and West together…

NEWS - UNICEF Shares Mini Parenting Masterclasses

March 17, 2019
UNICEF continues to add new editions to their enjoyable video series on parenting. In the videos, experts talk about various baby development issues, from the importance of ‘baby talk’ to playing and reading together. Their purpose is to make…

NEWS – Early Childhood Matters 2019 to be Launched at ISSA Conference

March 16, 2019
The 2019 edition of Early Childhood Matters (ECM), the annual journal of the Bernard van Leer Foundation, will be launched at ISSA Conference 2019. As in previous issues, its range of articles will highlight examples of…

NEWS - What about Early Childhood Services in Leiden? Join our Field Visits

March 12, 2019
Curious about how the City of Leiden organizes its Early Years services? We have arranged 10 post-conference Field Visits for you on 20 June 2019.Within and surrounding the city, there are many services for young children worth visiting. Such a…

NEWS - Differences Vanish in Inclusive Children's Play Hubs

March 7, 2019
Offering children a safe and inspiring place to play and learn. It is the main thought behind TOY for Inclusion, an initiative with now eight indoor playgrounds in seven European countries.* Last year, over 4000 children came to play in the…

ISSA Conference 2019 – It’s Longer Business as Usual

March 7, 2019
ISSA Conference 2019 brought together 396 professionals from 61 countries and various fields, all focused on one thing: building Nurturing Environments for young children and their families. Together they learned, laughed and investigated an Early…

NEWS - PLA Time! Send in Your Peer Learning Proposals!

March 6, 2019
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…

Step by Step Primary and Secondary School Celebrates Children’s Day with a Special Visitor

March 5, 2019
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

NEWS - EDUCAS: How to Create a Child Supporting Environment?

March 5, 2019
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…

An innovative approach for teacher-led advocacy

February 26, 2019
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…

NEWS – Unveiling Pre-conference Workshops #2 and #6

February 21, 2019
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…

NEWS – PINN Releases Portugal Site Visit Learnings

February 20, 2019
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 …

NEWS - 'Primokiz' Linking-pin of new partnership Jacobs Foundation & ISSA

February 18, 2019
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…

NEWS – Unveiling Pre-conference Workshops #3 and #8

February 18, 2019
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-…

NEWS - Association 21 July: ‘Little by Little, the Girl started making Friends.’

February 18, 2019
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…

NEWS – Unveiling Pre-conference Workshops #5 and #7

February 15, 2019
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…

NEWS - The INTESYS project is coming to a close, what are the outcomes?

February 13, 2019
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…

NEWS – Unveiling Pre-Conference Workshops #4 and #9

February 12, 2019
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…

NEWS - Extended Deadline for Abstract Submission!

February 11, 2019
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…

Out Now - The 2018 Peer Learning Activity Overview

February 10, 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…

NEWS - Paul Leseman, Sarah Klaus & Michael Feigelson to give keynote address ISSA Conference 2019

February 7, 2019
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…