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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.

NEWS - Rushdi Inclusia, Every Child Included

August 21, 2018
During New Year’s celebrations at school at our Resource Centre we had a guest visitor from the Education Department. Near the end she came up to me and asked me: ‘Where are your children?’ I was confused and didn’t know if she was asking about my…

NEWS - Open Academy Step by Step Endorses ‘Circle of Friends’

August 20, 2018
A Cirle of Friends training took place near Zagreb this summer as Open Academy Step by Step invited 20 participants to share their knowledge on this highly effective approach. Circle of Friends is one of several ‘person-centered’ planning tools,…

NEWS – INTESYS: How can we accomplish more together? – Part 5

August 13, 2018
Integrated systems is a complex term; don’t let the name put you off. Integrating early childhood systems helps reduce disparities in learning outcomes for vulnerable children and help professionals meet the diverse needs of children and…

NEWS - Artevelde is Sending out able Troopers into the ECD Field

August 9, 2018
One of Artevelde University students who was doing an internship in a childcare center, was addressed by a mother. The mother complained about the cost of the diapers offered by the center: they were too expensive for her. It led to a lengthy talk…

NEWS - How to make an Inclusive Play Space? Download this FREE toolkit!

August 7, 2018
The new ‘TOY for Inclusion' toolkit provides everything trainers and practitioners need to setup safe play spaces for children. The toolkit pays particular attention to social inclusion in Early Years' Services. It provides helpful tips and…

NEWS - ISSA Members Only: Join us at the Annual Council Meeting

August 4, 2018
We are pleased to share all the data on the annual ISSA Council Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia on the 27th of October 2018. As you may well know, this year the Council Meeting will be preceded by a two-day Quality Event to which ISSA…

NEWS - 2 August 2018 Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day

August 2, 2018
Should we or should we not teach young children about the historical persecution of Roma? If yes, the 'Final Solution' imposed on Roma by Nazi Germany on 2 August 1944 should be remembered in schools. For several years now, young Europeans have…

NEWS – INTESYS: How can we accomplish more together? – Part 4

August 1, 2018
Integrated systems is a complex term; don’t let the name put you off. Integrating early childhood systems helps reduce disparities in learning outcomes for vulnerable children and help professionals meet the diverse needs of children and…

Peer Learning Activity - City of Ghent Calls for Expression of Interest

July 31, 2018
The Childcare Unit of the City of Ghent is currently investigating several opportunities for a Peer Learning Activity which is to be called 'Methods for a Competent Early Childhood System.' More specifically, the City of Ghent is looking for one…

WE'RE HIRING - ISSA Seeks Senior Program Manager

July 28, 2018
The International Step by Step Association (ISSA) is a vibrant international network that connects professionals and non-profit organizations working in the field of early childhood development. Established in the Netherlands in 1999, ISSA’s…

NEWS – INTESYS: How can we accomplish more together? - Part 3

July 24, 2018
Integrated systems is a complex term; don’t let the name put you off. Integrating early childhood systems helps reduce disparities in learning outcomes for vulnerable children and help professionals meet the diverse needs of children and…

INTERVIEW - Bozidar Nikolic: 'I realized that I had to fight for the integration of Roma.'

July 19, 2018
Bozidar Nikolic is a Pedagogical Assistant from Serbia, a big, fun guy. For 17 years he has been working to improve the education of Roma children in his own country. He was discriminated against when he started as a Roma Teaching Assistant, today…

Peer Learning Activity - Peace in Your Hands

July 17, 2018
Children are born with a desire for peace. 'Peace in Your Hands' aims to encourage children, parents and teachers to realise: you can always find peace within yourself. ISSA members, Neohumanist Education Association (Romania) and Mutant (…

NEWS - The Circle of Friends is for Child Healing and Support

July 17, 2018
Ibrahim always liked to talk, but when the topic of dinosaurs came up, he would speak passionately. He knows their difficult names, size and diet, how they lived and who their enemies were. There was not enough time to go through all the details in…

NEWS - LINC Ireland Seeks Program Reviewer ECEC

July 16, 2018
Award winning program is looking for an External Expert Quality Assurance Review and Report. The Irish LINC Program is an award-winning 1-year blended learning program – continuing professional development – for early childhood teachers who are…

NEWS – INTESYS: How can we accomplish more together? – Part 2

July 16, 2018
'There are four magic points when you talk about integrated working:  a shared vision, time, sufficient support and guidance, and finally, action.' Integrated systems is a complex term; don’t let the name put you off. Integrating early…

NEWS - Early Childhood Matters 2018 (Bernard van Leer Foundation)

July 12, 2018
The Bernard van Leer Foundation recently released 'Early Childhood Matters 2018.' The 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters features keynote contributions from the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, on the ‘De Cero a…

NEWS - Strengthening systems and families for Early Childhood Interventions

July 9, 2018
Cross-continental efforts for barrier free child participation in Minsk In June, UNICEF Europe and Central Asia Regional Office (ECARO) and UNICEF Belarus Country Office, together with other UNICEF Country Offices and partners together with the…

NEWS – INTESYS: How can we accomplish more together? – Part 1

July 9, 2018
If integrated systems sound a little complex it is because they are. After all, how can systems address multifaceted issues without reviewing their complexities? Stepping outside of the standard approach to Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)…

NEWS - ISSA shows a strong commitment to Nurturing Care

July 3, 2018
What is the role of civil society to support policymakers and communities in implementing the Nurturing Care Framework in Europe and Central Asia? A recent webinar from ISSA urged participants to ask themselves this question in the months after the…

Peer Learning Activities 2017 - Sharing the Knowledge!

July 2, 2018
Today, ISSA launched a review of the Peer Learning Activities (PLAs) carried out with our member organizations last year. ISSA’s member organizations have diverse theoretical expertise in various area

NEWS - Early Childhood Workforce gains momentum amidst critical reforms

June 27, 2018
Today, the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative launches an insightful report, Supporting the Early childhood Workforce at Scale: Preschool Education in Ukraine.  It is released at a critical moment for early childhood services in Ukraine. As…

NEWS - Growing communities and sharing knowledge: The Community Foundation is doing well!

June 26, 2018
Small and big successes in Almaty, Kazakhstan Nazym, a five-year-old girl from Almaty, Kazakhstan, was in a bit of despair when a homework assignment required her to make a family newspaper. It was to be shared with her classmates, but her parents…

EVENTS - ICDI's TOY Online Course is going Public

June 25, 2018
Piloting of the TOY Course in April and May, as part of TOY-PLUS was a huge success: 82 learners from Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Slovenia and Spain followed the online course and attended two workshops in their own country. 30 of…