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Marking International Roma Day with the CHAVORE Quest

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.

Classroom tools for critical thinking and social values

January 18, 2024

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…

GREELCO platform: A new way to connect and learn with ECEC professionals

January 10, 2024

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

January 8, 2024

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

December 14, 2023

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…

The ISSA Network Advantage: Prioritizing ECD while Responding to the Needs of families impacted by the war in Ukraine

December 11, 2023

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

December 11, 2023

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 Examines the Current Recruitment and Professional Development Practices for CPD Educators

November 22, 2023

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 Ukraine

November 11, 2023

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

Protect all children from violence in the war in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel

October 23, 2023

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…

REYN Early Childhood Research Study launches today

September 27, 2023

REYN Early Childhood Research Study launches today The European REYN Early Childhood Research Study (the REYN Study) has been released today during the ISSA Connects for Learning event in Opatija, Croatia. The REYN Study provides an…

Step by Step Moldova provides quality non-formal ECEC services for Ukrainian children

September 25, 2023

Step by Step Moldova provides quality non-formal ECEC services for Ukrainian children Since the start of the war in Ukraine, Moldova has welcomed around 100,000 refugees—many of whom are women and children. Despite receiving automatic rights to…

Diversity+ provides complete set of tools for ECEC professionals

August 31, 2023

Diversity+ provides complete set of tools for ECEC professionals Over the past three years, the Diversity+ project has provided Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) professionals, managers and practitioners with governance, benchmarking,…

Role models in the early years: Young Roma Teachers in Bulgaria

August 29, 2023

Role models in the early years: Young Roma Teachers in Bulgaria On 13-14 July 2023, ISSA Member, the Trust for Social Achievement (TSA) held a two-day Peer Learning Activity (PLA) on "Role models in early childhood" in the town of Lukovit,…

Thrive by Five: Unlocking the Power of Advocacy to Reform Early Childhood Policy

In Australia, Minderoo Foundation is attempting to make our era's most significant educational, social, and economic reform. What change is worthy of such a statement? A universally accessible, high-quality early learning and childcare system.…

UNESCO Webinar on Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan

The webinar on Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan coincides with the publication of a new book by The Teacher Leadership in Kazakhstan (TLK) initiative. ISSA Member Community Educational Foundation "School for All" took part in this webinar held by…

ISSA Joins a New Partnership Under the Green Learning Community Project

The recent experience with the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the "professional isolation" of early childhood education practitioners, as the possibilities for mutual connection and sharing of practices have been greatly reduced. It also…

ISSA Welcomes a New Member: the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary

The new ISSA Member – the Carpathian Foundation-Hungary – is an independent grantmaking foundation that serves the Hungarian part of the Carpathian region, Northeast Hungary, that consists of the most underdeveloped, rural areas of the country. The…

Integrating support for ECD and nurturing care in primary health care

On 2 March, a Health Systems for Early Child Development webinar presented the guiding principles and examples of practical approaches to integrating nurturing care in Italy’s primary health care serv

ISSA Member from Moldova Learned about Early Intervention in the Netherlands

At the end of April 2023, a group of early childhood specialists from Moldova was on a study visit to the Netherlands. The early childhood intervention (ECI) system in Moldova is still in the process of being developed and implemented at the…

ISSA Welcomes a New Member: Kali Sara, Bosnia and Herzegovina

ISSA new Member Kali Sara – Roma Information Center from Bosnia and Herzegovina is advocating for the socio–economic inclusion and empowerment of Roma people, conducting research and raising awareness about the challenges faced by Roma population.…

ISSA Welcomes a New member: CEF “School for All”, Kazakhstan

ISSA New Member Community Educational Foundation (CEF) “School for All” is one of the successful Kazakhstani NGOs that implements innovative educational initiatives based on democratic approach in teaching to make it more effective, meaningful,…

Psychological First Aid Training Guards Children’s Safety in Trostianets, Ukraine

Not a single kindergarten was open in the city of Trostianets that is in Sumy oblast in Ukraine in May of 2022. The community had suffered significant destruction of infrastructure, schools, kindergartens, and community residents' homes because of…

Working Toward Inclusion for Roma Refugees in Hungary

Since February 2022, ISSA Member Partners Hungary Foundation has been heavily invested in supporting refugees entering Hungary from Ukraine. While they jumped into action, they kept a finger firmly on the pulse of the context in which they…

Thirty Trainers Receive Psychological First Aid Training in Budapest

From April 3-5, 2023, International Step by Step Association (ISSA) staff and trainers from ISSA member organizations in four countries gathered in Budapest, Hungary for the first in-person edition of the “Training of trainers” (ToT) on “…