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My Dad's Journey - Engaging Men in Nurturing Care In collaboration with Eurochild, ISSA proudly presents "My Dad's Journey," an endearing animated short film that beautifully underscores the indispensable role fathers play in nurturing their…

My Dad's Journey - Engaging Men in Nurturing Care In collaboration with Eurochild, ISSA proudly presents "My Dad's Journey," an endearing animated short film that beautifully underscores the indispensable role fathers play in nurturing their…

Webinar: Fathers matter, too! Supporting men's engagement in young children's care and development This webinar introduced the Engaging Men in Nurturing Care (EMiNC) initiative, active across Italy, Portugal, and Spain. It's primary objective is…

Webinar: Fathers matter, too! Supporting men's engagement in young children's care and development This webinar introduced the Engaging Men in Nurturing Care (EMiNC) initiative, active across Italy, Portugal, and Spain. It's primary objective is…

ISSA Conference 2024 Call for Proposals: Open until 13 May ISSA Conference 2024 co-hosts and partners invite those interested to submit proposals for presentations, workshops, and sessions that align with this year's theme: It Takes an Early…

The PIQET project launches quality principles for the professional development of educators The PIQET project consortium has published the Quality Principles of Quality for Continuous Professional Development Educators, which establishes a…

ISSA conducts "Embracing Diversity" training for early childhood professionals from Ukraine  From the 19th to the 22nd of March 2024, the International Step by Step Association hosted an in-person Embracing Diversity training in Budapest for…

Interview with Zsuzsa Laszlo: the ISSA Network’s Persona Doll learning community   Over the last 15 years, Partners Hungary Foundation has been providing Persona Doll training for ISSA Members, resulting in a significant number of early…

Interview with Zsuzsa Laszlo: the ISSA Network’s Persona Doll learning community   Over the last 15 years, Partners Hungary Foundation has been providing Persona Doll training for ISSA Members, resulting in a significant number of early…

Kazakhstan Embraces Inclusion with a TOY for Inclusion Round Table Meeting  On February 23, 2024, a landmark event in Kazakhstan's commitment to inclusive education and community integration took place through an online round table entitled "…

Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation highlights significant impacts of psychological first aid training  Since the onset of the war in Ukraine in 2022, the ISSA Network has advocated and mobilized to incorporate psychological first aid (PFA)…

Center for Child Health and Development pilots an observational tool to promote responsive caregiving   Parenting Interactions with Children: Checklist of Observations Linked to Outcomes (PICCOLO) is an internationally validated…

The Diversity+ project earns perfect score of 100/100 We are excited to announce that the Erasmus+ project “Diversity+” has received a perfect score of 100/100 from the Italian Erasmus+ National Agency INDIRE for its outstanding efforts…

ISSA welcomes new Members: Meet All Digital and Eurochild ISSA welcomes two new Brussels-based Members, All Digital and Eurochild. Through mutual membership with these fellow associations, the ISSA network aims to strengthen our existing…

Meet new ISSA Member: Platform for Early Care and Development ISSA welcomes new Member, Platform for Early Care and Development (ECD Platform), a non-governmental organization working to support and develop the early childhood development (ECD)…

Classroom tools for critical thinking and social values ISSA Member Center for Educational Initiatives Step by Step (CEI Step by Step) has been one of the leading organizations in the field of professional development of teachers dedicated…

The GREELCO project, led by the Center for Quality in Education Step by Step Slovenia, (ISSA Member), and including ISSA, the Hellenic Open University (HOU) from Greece, and eight kindergartens from eight countries, is launching…

Teaching young children socio-emotional skills through a program for practitioners   Ensemble for Early Childhood Education is an ISSA Member established in 2016 whose mission is to have a systemic impact on early childhood education…

A former mayor become an early childhood development advocate in Hungary In the picturesque Hungarian settlement of Rábapatán, Kálmán Jutasi's transition from former mayor to a passionate advocate for early childhood development is a testament to…

In a world increasingly impacted by crises, the importance of addressing early childhood development (ECD) in these challenging contexts is paramount. ECD Regional Networks provide the necessary social, organizational and knowledge infrastructure…

Blaho’s “Center of Hope” is fulfilling its mission in Ukraine Amid the darkness of war in Ukraine, Olena and her daughter faced a harrowing ordeal that tested their strength and determination. They survived the brutal shelling of their city by…

New Analysis: A Comprehensive Examination of Continuous Professional Development Educators  The recently released analysis, Existing Practices for the Recruitment and Professional Development of Continuous Professional Development (CPD)…

Blaho’s “Center of Hope” is fulfilling its mission in UkraineAmid the darkness of war in Ukraine, Olena and her daughter faced a harrowing ordeal that tested their strength and determination. They sur

This war on children must stop. Anything less will forever be a stain on our collective conscience. 20 organisations are urging the EU to call for the respect of international humanitarian law and an immediate ceasefire by all parties as the number…