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Our ISSA Conference 2017 video is up. Have a look to see what happened in Ghent. Watch it, and watch is again. Share it. See if you can spot yourself, your colleagues or your peers! A big thank you to all who were involved in this wonderful…

Directors of childcare centers from five different countries -Belgium, Macedonia, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Romania-, met during a Peer Learning Activity (PLA) on 14 and 15 November in Bucharest. This PLA was organized by ISSA members BKK (…

On 27 and 28 September, Step by Step Centre for Quality in Education, Slovenia organized a Peer Learning Activity (PLA)  together with colleagues from Croatia. The two day meeting focused on the"Networks of preschools/primary schools and…

On the 9th and 10th of November, another successful workshop took place in Belgrade, Serbia. This workshop focused on the new module 'The role of Gender' under the Home Visiting Package 'Supporting Families for Nuturing Care' and…

Inspired by UNICEF ECARO (Europe and Central Asia Regional Office)'s and ISSA's Home Visiting package and modules “Supporting Families for Nurturing Care", UNICEF Serbia recently produced a number of TV commercials and…

ISSA seeks to hire a consultant to assist in the production of a Shadow Report on the Mid-term Review of the National Roma Integration Strategies in 8 selected countries (Belgium, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine). The…

We are very excited to announce that since early October 2017, two new organizations joined the ISSA network.   Firstly, there is Cultiva – Kristiansand Kommunes Energiverksstiftelse – from Norway.  Cultiva was established 6.…

Despite important strides in the fight against poverty over the past two decades with nearly 1.1 billion people escaping extreme poverty since 1990, child poverty remains widespread and persistent, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. From…

ISSA's 2017 international conference "Local Responses, Global Advances: Towards Competent Early Childhood Systems", attracted over 450 participants from 60 countries from around the world. Visitors gathered to discuss how the speed of…

Latvian member “Center for Educational Initiatives” has launched a new initiative - in cooperation with the Jekabpils Municipality - to strengthen and educate parents. They aim for a more active participation in processes, at local and national…

During a three day "Training of Trainers", 20 professionals were trained. The training is part of the TOY for Inclusion programme which aims to improve the transition experience of Roma young children from home to preschools and…

Every year ISSA hosts an international conference on an important theme around Early Childhood. This year's focus is "Local Responses, Global Advances. Towards Competent Early Childhood Systems". The ISSA 2017 Conference will take place in Ghent,…

We are thrilled to welcome IRODA to the ISSA network! This member organisation from Tajikistan wants to ensure that people with autism have access to quality services appropriate for their unique needs. IRODA aims to see children with autism treated…

Early childhood education has a new strong advocate in Romania. Ready Nation Romania, a network of business people who are socially engaged, has been supporting early childhood advocacy in the past two years. Together with our member the Step by…

Ukraine is in the process of reforms, including education reform. One of the steps in this process is the development of new educational standards for primary schools. Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation organized 'training-for-trainers' days on July…

Between June 5th and 8th 2017, ISSA's senior programme manager Zorica Trikic was in Georgia. She attended the Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Intervention Initiative Annual Networking Workshop that was held in Tbilisi, Georgia.  Present…

Russian ISSA member Biological and Social Foundations of Inclusion Center, in cooperation with ISSA member Soobschestvo hosted a 10 day international conference and summer school in June. The seminar with the title "Early Intervention for Children…

ISSA member Step by Step Benevolent Foundation Armenia, UNICEF Armenia, Tumanyan consolidated community of Lori region and the Finance Officers Association signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Government in Vandzor, Armenia. The MoU,…

ISSA member Step by Step Centre for Quality in Education from Slovenia is leading the consortium START. The project START aims to improve practices supporting children facing transitions from one educational setting to another (starting from…

The Belarusian Parents’ and Teachers’ League “Krok za Krokam” and the Open Society Institute Assistance Foundation (Tajikistan) organized a seminar-training “Let’s Say YES Together to Our Children” between May 30th and June 1st 2017. The event was…

Any child, wherever he or she is from, deserves quality education starting at birth. The Romani Early Years Network (REYN), which is coordinated by ISSA, is launching a new website to keep echoing this message.Today 80% of Roma are at risk of…

Last week, ISSA member International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI) hosted a Peer Learning Activity to discuss child rearing practices and the availability and implementation of child and family services in the Balkan region of Europe. Over…

We are happy to announce that ISSA's Annual Report 2016 is online. We hope you enjoy reading about our progress, our strategy, the new member organizations that joined the network and our financial status. Have a look at our successes, our…

From 2017 on, Utrecht University and ISSA member Sardes will yearly assess the quality of child care services in the Netherlands. The project is commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Social Affairs, under the name of Landelijke Kwaliteitsmonitor…