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Early Childhood Development toolbox for local governments to support young children and their families - The healthy and rounded development of children in their early years lays the critical foundations for their well-being and success later in life. It requires concerted and competent support in all the environments in which they grow and develop – the home, the community, and as the focus of early childhood services.
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The PIQET Principles represent a groundbreaking initiative under the Erasmus+ project, designed to elevate the standard of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for educators across diverse educational landscapes. Authored by a consortium including the Educational Research Institute in Slovenia, Open Academy Step by Step in Croatia, and the International Step by Step Association, this resource articulates a set of nine comprehensive principles aimed at refining the recruitment, training, and ongoing support of CPD educators.
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Building a strong, reliable, and high-quality ECEC workforce yields positive results that significantly impact the well-being of young children and enable their rounded and healthy development.
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‘Rainbows in Windows’, co-written with the World Health Organisation, is a story focused on mental health and wellbeing and on how to keep healthy (physically and mentally) when faced with a virus.
This story includes a number of practical methods for emotional regulation and discusses complex feelings within an age-appropriate child-centred narrative.
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As a partner of the Diversity+ project, ISSA hosted a two-day transnational meeting in its Leiden office on Thursday, 12 and Friday 13 May.
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A new publication from the ISOTIS project focuses on successful inter-agency work for lower socioeconomic status, immigrant and Romani Families in Belgium, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal and the UK.
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Celebrating the Romani culture: Activities in (pre)school classrooms all over the United Kingdom
Gypsy, Roma & Traveller History Month, is intended to be celebrated by all children, regardless of their origins and ethnicity, and is an opportunity to highlight the Romani and Traveller communities.
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Eunice Lumsden, Head of Early Years at the University of Northampton in the UK, has written a new book aimed at providing information to early childhood professionals on how to create safe, supportive environments for young children who have faced adverse childhood experiences. Child Protection in the Early Years: A Practical Guide explains the impact of trauma on young brains and gives practical instructions on how to recognize and response to abuse. Exercises, case studies and reflection points accompany these instructions to help the reader identify and improve methods.
