Early Childhood Matters: Realising the Rights of Young Children: Progress and Challenges

The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s flagship journal reflects on twenty years of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, featuring articles discussing various aspects of the CRC and General Comment 7 on implementing child rights in early childhood.  The issue includes an article written by Liana Ghent, ISSA Executive Director, and Dawn Tankersley, ISSA Program Consultant, sharing ISSA’s rights based approach to education for Roma children.  This article captures ISSA’s most important principles related to quality educational experiences for pre-school aged children, revolving around inclusion, democratic practices and equity, from a rights-based perspective.