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The call for papers for the international DECET conference in collaboration with Newman University has been released. The conference will take place in Birmingham, UK, from Wednesday, 3rd to Friday 5th June, 2015. The conference theme addresses the…

Together with the Bernard van Leer Foundation and JES Rijnland, ISSA hosted a roundtable within the Children’s Rights Summit organized by UNICEF on November 20, 2014 in Leiden. Within the events organized by UNICEF, Leiden City Hall, Leiden…

Two more members – an organisation from Australia and an international organisation – have just joined the network, contributing to expanding ISSA’s presence in Europe and worldwide. After the incorporation of five new members a few months ago,…

The event marks the 15th anniversary of the International Step by Step Association Hundreds of experts will gather in Budapest between 10-12 October, 2014 to discuss new ways forward in supporting children around the world reach their full…

Today throughout the world we celebrate Teachers’ Day and we honor those who make a change in the lives of children. Throughout 2013, more than 30.000 teachers from Europe and Central Asia have benefited from trainings organized by ISSA members.…

Today throughout the world we celebrate Teachers’ Day and we honor those who make a change in the lives of children. Throughout 2013, more than 30.000 teachers from Europe and Central Asia have benefited from trainings organized by ISSA members.…

From today until Friday, more than 35 participants from all over the world will meet in the Child Rights Home, in Leiden to discuss quality in early childhood environments. The meeting is hosted by ISSA, in partnership with the Bernard Van Leer…

ISSA’s member ICDI, hosts the final TOY International Conference on intergenerational learning that will take place on the 28th October in Leiden Other three ISSA members, VBJK (Belgium), Comenius Foundation (Poland) and the Step by Step Centre for…

The Step by Step organisation in Moldova organized a nine-day training delivered in three rounds (Module I in February, Module II in April, and Module III in August) with the aim to contribute to the reform of preschool education in the country,…

From today until Friday July 25th agencies and regional networks from different parts of the world working in early childhood care and development will meet in Leiden under the umbrella of this inter-agency consortium. ISSA is proud to host two…

The Dutch NGO ICDI, together with three other ISSA members, VBJK (Belgium), Comenius Foundation (Poland) and the Step by Step Centre for Quality Education (Slovenia) has published a new toolkit to help implement learning workshops involving…

The document "Early Childhood Development: The Foundation of Sustainable Human Development for 2015 and beyond” was presented at a side event during the 11th session of the UN’s Open Working Group. It is time to help policy and decision-makers…

Three more members from The Netherlands and two from Bulgaria have just joined the network, contributing to expanding ISSA’s presence across Europe. After the incorporation of 15 new members two months ago, ISSA is proud to welcome five more…

On this special date, when many of its members from Eastern Europe celebrate Children’s Day, ISSA takes the opportunity to stress how relevant play, exploration and well-being are for the development of each child. Every day should be celebrated as…

ISSA has joined the open letter sent to the European Council and signed by tens of NGO’s, children’s ombudspersons of Europe and the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child. Every child should have its rights secured in the European…

The Center for Innovations in Education (CIE) has organized a training on policy making for researchers and experts as part of the Education Reform Strategy foreseen by the government. ISSA’s member in Azerbaijan, the Center for Innovations in…

The manual and its practicum offer alternative ways to make preschool education accessible to a larger number of children that still remain outside the mainstream system. Two ISSA full members, the CIP - Center for Interactive Pedagogy from Serbia…

The deadline for the submission of proposals for ISSA’s 2014 Conference has been extended to May 30. In response to the requests received from several participants, ISSA is pleased to inform that the deadline for the submission of proposals has…

The conference took place in Bucharest, Romania, on April 7-8, bringing together close to 250 participants from Europe and Central Asia. Under the theme Strengthening Early Childhood Education Systems: Investing Early to Ensure Effective Learning…

Let’s put early childhood development at the heart of the UN post-2015 development agenda! ISSA encourages all its members and partners to sign the petition led by British politician Dame Tessa Jowell MP to champion an integrated approach to early…

The association is proud to receive a large number of new full and affiliate members from different European countries, including Belgium, France, Greece and The Netherlands, thus expanding its presence in Western Europe. Since the association…

Anyone interested in delivering a presentation, workshop or session is invited to send an application (in English), from today until May 15. The conference website is now live and reachable at www.issa2014.hu The early bird registration deadline is…

It is time to call for no more lost Romani and Traveller generations The Romani Early Years Network (REYN) launches its Manifesto, in which practitioners working with Romani and Traveller children, families and communities raise their voice against…

Fifteen years ago, in March 1999, ISSA was founded in The Netherlands and registered as an international membership association focused on Early Childhood Development. Following the decision taken by the network of Step by Step NGOs during an…