Date: 11-12-2023

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

The ISSA network continued a strategic and adaptive approach to support families impacted by the war in Ukraine in 2023.

Date: 10-12-2023

The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative Strengthens Support for the Early Childhood Workforce in 2023

The ECWI began a new phase in 2023 and continues advocating for the early childhood workforce.

Date: 28-09-2023

Lecture: the power and potential of a network to create impact for young children

ISSA Members convened during ISSA Connects for Learning 2023 to continue exploring ways to engage in network activities in the ECD field.

Date: 10-11-2018

NEWS - Malawi ECD Coalition joins forces with ISSA

For the first time in ISSA’s near twenty year’s history, we are joined by a coalition that operates from Africa.

Date: 30-10-2018

NEWS - Exchanging Goods and Good Times in Slovakia

The Wide Open School is working with seriously disadvantaged people: the Roma community. They live in very poor settlements.

Date: 20-09-2018

NEWS - Le Furet (France) expands ISSA's Network

‘The birth of a child mobilizes all the people in his or her community. The family, but also all people in its surrounding social environment.  It is during these first years that a child develops its tastes, understands social codes, and feels a sense of belonging.

Date: 20-08-2018

NEWS - Open Academy Step by Step Endorses ‘Circle of Friends’

A Cirle of Friends training took place near Zagreb this summer as Open Academy Step by Step invited 20 participants to share their knowledge on this highly effective approach.

Date: 19-04-2018

ISSA highlighted as an innovative network in new OECD publication

A new publication from the OECD entitled Teachers as Designers of Learning Environments: The Importance of Innovative Pedagogies has used the knowledge and experience of the ISSA network. 

The Power of Associations in Early Childhood Education and Care - Journal Early Childhood



In the article 'Power of Associations in Early Childhood Education and Care,' published in the Official Journal of the Association for Childhood Ecucation International, ISSA Program Director, Mihaela Ionescu, unpacks t