 The Toolkit aims to support the work of nursery teachers with young refugee children and their families. It consists the Guidebook with methodological and theoretical guidelines; Activity cards with examples of activities for children under 4 years of age organized in 3 clusters: Welcoming the... Published in 2020 EADAP and ISSA English, Greek Natacha Papaprocopiu, natachaapapap@gmail.com |
 A guidebook which aims to support and inform the work of kindergarten teachers engaged in kindergartens in refugee camps on the Aegean islands, but can also be of help in various kindergarten settings.The guidebook besides hints on how to support kindergarten teachers, addresses topics such as... Published in 2020 ISSA, University of Patras and Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI) English, Greek Zorica Trikic |
 The COVID-19 pandemic and its mitigation measures have created an extra burden for grass-roots organizations and the communities they serve. Although ensuring sustainability of their programmatic work and finding innovative ways to meet the diverse needs of the families and children, especially of... Published in 2020 ISSA English Eva Izsak, eizsak@issa.nl |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 During the lockdown, the Child Development Institute at Ilia State University continued its activities by providing services at the distance. All distance interventions included parents or other family members. In order to support their work at home, specialists were designing tailored activities... Published in 2020 Child Development Institute, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Khatuna Dolidze |
 Our social services are providing food material support to children and their families who have been affected by the global pandemic and its mitigation measures. Such an event, like the pandemic, may disrupt parenting practices and family routines and thus affect child health and development. By... For Our Children Foundation, Bulgarian Food Bank Bulgaria Bulgarian Desislava Ilieva |
 The COVID crisis and its effect has put families with children under a lot of stress. This is especially true for those families that were already experiencing difficulties or were at risk.
In this new and turbulent situation, we as service providers are aware that the pressure can seem... Published in 2020 For Our Children Foundation Bulgarian Dilyana Maneva |
 The materials aim to develop preventive skills of hygiene, behaviors of healthy lifestyle and awareness raising regarding COVID-19 for early childhood educators. The goal is to establish healthy lifestyle routines through age-appropriate thematic studies that can be incorporated in play time and... “Step by step” Benevolent Foundation Armenia |
 This book is one of the main outputs from the PACE (Providing Access to Childcare and Employment) project. This European project tested new models of making childcare and employment more accessible for families living in vulnerable conditions, at distance from childcare and employment, including... Published in 2020 Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Department of Early Childhood; Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dutch, English, French An Raes, An Piessens, Dietlinde Willockx |
 This presentation shows how one early childhood educator managed to cope with the new method of teaching – online learning with Year 2 students. She explains how to make online learning a meaningful journey for her young students and their parents. It served as an example of good practice to early... Early Childhood Development Association (ECDAM) Malta English Chantelle Xuereb |
 An Early Childhood Educator shows how one can video tape themselves and then create a YouTube video which students can watch at home at their convenience. The practice has helped other educators who were unable to use platforms like Zoom and still wanted to create a video of themselves teaching for... Early Childhood Development Association (ECDAM) Malta English Juanita Sultana |
 The Home Visiting Workforce Needs Assessment Tool aims to help Ministries and government agencies reflect on the ways in which they can support personnel delivering home visiting programs across sectors for pregnant mothers and caregivers with children under 3. Drawing inspiration from the UNICEF... Published in 2020 ISSA Global Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish |
 For over 25 years, the Step by Step Program, flagship initiative for Early Childhood Education reform of the Open Society Foundations, has implemented a democratic child-centered classroom approach where families and children are placed at the heart of the pedagogical practice. For everyone to take... Published in 2019 ISSA the Netherlands English Eva Izsak, eizsak@issa.nl |
 Calendar with ideas for the family was developed by the Center for Interactive Pedagogy as an immediate response to COVID-19 pandemic. The resource was developed with the ultimate aim to support parents/caregivers in organizing activities for their children during self-isolation. The Calendar... Published in 2020 CIP – Center for Interactive Pedagogy English Aleksandra Kalezic Vignjevic, aleksandra@cipcentar.org |
 We used the method of “Social accountability and Legal Empowerment", with the to empower the Roma community, to learn their rights in the Social and Health domains. In Macedonia, Governmental prevention programs for reproductive and child health are offered. In those programs, it is also included... NGO "KHAM" Delcevo Macedonia Macedonian Zoran Bikovski, z_bikovski@yahoo.com |
 During the COVID-19 pandemic, food deprivation of households with young children has emerged as a priority among priorities. Associazione 21 luglio applied the following method:1) selecting five formal monoethnic settlements of special emergency housing;2) carrying out a survey by telephone that... Associazione 21 luglio Italy Italian, Roma Francesca Petrucci, educazione@21luglio.org |
 The intervention “Building of an Early Childhood Intervention system in Ukraine” is based on the strategy that was developed for building four good ECI practices in four pilot regions and combines lobbying and advocacy at the regional and national level. The experience gained during the four pilots... Stichting SOFT tulip, National Association of People with Disabilities of Ukraine, Charitable Foundation Early Intervention Center of Kharkiv, Dzherelo Day Care and Rehabilitation Center of Lviv, Path of Life Center for Complex Rehabilitation of Uzhgorod Ukraine Ukrainian Eric Bloemkolk, eric.bloemkolk@softtulip.nl |
 Responding to the COVID-19 crisis in Serbia, the Group for Children and Youth INDIGO, developed a noteworthy practice aiming at providing on-line learning support to Roma children enrolled in grades I to IV at the “Sreten Mladenovic Mika” Primary School. The learning support is provided three times... Group for children and youth INDIGO, “Sreten Mladenovic Mika” Primary School, Nis, Serbia Serbia Serbian Tamara Simonovic, indigo@indigo.org.rs |
 Baytna Hubs is an initiative between Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI) and Help Refugees, supported by Open Society Foundation, to scale up a specialist Early Childhood Development (ECD), called Baytna, which has been developed within the context of the Greek refugee crisis.
The Baytna model provides... RTI, Perichoresis, Elix, Athens Comic Library, Irida Women’s Centre, Open Cultural Centre Greece English Evelyn Wilcox, evelyn@refugeetrauma.org |
 The Trust for Social Achievement Foundation – Bulgaria has been engaged since the onset of the pandemic in Bulgaria in searching for appropriate mechanisms to support the learning process for disadvantaged children, particularly those who face challenges to participate in the online distance... The Trust for Social Achievement Foundation Bulgaria Bulgarian Linka Toneva, ltoneva@tsa-bulgaria.org |
 Worldwide Orphans (WWO) created a learning at home activity manual with 20 activities to do in 20 minutes, targeted for children from 6 months-8 years of age with focus on supporting parent capacity to play with and support their child’s ongoing learning. The activity manual has been rolled out in... Published in 2020 Worldwide Orphans Foundation Amharic, Bulgarian, Creole, English Melissa Middaugh, melissa@wwo.org |
 Bridge Back to School was created by the Irish National Autism Charity ‘AsIAm’ and education exper/researchers at Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland, with the support of the supermarket chain SuperValu. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact society in unimaginable ways, with children... Published in 2020 Mary Immaculate College Ireland English Prof Emer Ring, emer.ring@mic.ul.ie |
 This Toolkit has been developed in the context of the project ‘Making the first 1000 days count!’. The aim of this Toolkit is to provide Home Visitors with the latest scientific evidence about child development, learning and well-being as well as practical advice and materials, which they can share... Published in 2020 International Child Development Initiatives ICDI Amharic, English Giulia Cortellesi, giulia@icdi.nl |
 During the pandemic, the NGO “KHAM" Delcevo had an important role to play in raising awareness among the Roma community about how to be protected from COVID-19. In order to achieve our objectives we implemented online education for pregnant women about going to the Gynecologist and taking care of... Published in 2020 NGO “KHAM" Delcevo Macedonia Macedonian Zoran Bikovski, z_bikovski@yahoo.com |
 Everyday experiences are being lost behind the statistics about the COVID-19 pandemic. This is especially true for those already marginalised, such as displaced men, women, and children. At Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI), we spent time listening to the communities we work with to hear what life... 2020 Refugee Trauma Initiative Greece English Evelyn Wilcox, evelyn@refugeetrauma.org |
 For young children a phone line has been activated: they can call the line every day from Monday to Friday from 10.00 to 12.00 to listen to fairy tales in Italian and Romanes languages that have a Roma protagonist. The stories were taken from the book “Gipsy fairy tales” by Alberto Melis, and... Published in 2020 Association 21 July Italy Italian Francesca Petrucci, educazione@21luglio.org |
 As soon as the lookdown was declared by the Prime Minister, Associazione 21 luglio conducted a research to monitor the condition of Roma communities living in housing emergency in Rome. Association 21 luglio carried out an investigation within the institutional Roma settlements in Rome, to... Published in 2020 Associazione 21 luglio Italy English Francesca Petrucci, educazione@21luglio.org |
 The guidebook “Environment that Belongs to Children” focuses on creating an inclusive learning environment which many researchers call a “third teacher”, after parents and educators. The first things most people think of when discussing learning environments are the furniture, toys, and equipment.... Published in 2019 Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Ukraine Ukrainian Yulia Naida, naida@ussf.kiev.ua, ussf.of@gmail.com |
 This guide documents the promising practices of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Play Hubs, which support integration of Roma at local level. The practices and the accompanying recommendations are based on the evidence from the TOY for Inclusion project piloted in seven countries. The... Published in 2018 International Child Development Initiatives ICDI Croatian, English Giulia Cortellesi, giulia@icdi.nl |
 Based on innovative global practice, Intergenerational Learning in Practice presents a unique contribution to the field of intergenerational learning. Drawing on the Together Old and Young (TOY) programme, this book provides a comprehensive background to intergenerational learning, along with tools... Published in 2019 International Child Development Initiatives ICDI English Giulia Cortellesi, giulia@icdi.nl |
 Children’s long term success at school is influenced as much by social, emotional and self-regulation skills as by academic skills and knowledge. The overall goal of SEED was to improve psychosocial well-being and healthy development of young children (2,5 to 6 years old), with an emphasis on those... Published in 2018 International Child Development Initiatives ICDI English Margaret Kernan, margaret@icdi.nl |
 Refugee Trauma Initiative and our partners deliver Baytna - a trauma- and identity-informed model of Early Childhood Education for refugee children and their families living in Greece. Baytna was being implemented across five centres up until early March 2020, when delivery was halted due to... Published in 2020 RTI Greece Arabic, English, French, Greek Evelyn Wilcox, evelyn@refugeetrauma.org |
 These Guidelines are the outcome of the second part of the SEED project, during which a group reflection pathway, called WANDA1, was piloted with 80 ECEC practitioners with the aim to help them to deal with daily challenges in their practice so they could better support the socio-emotional well-... Published in 2019 ICDI, VBJK the Netherlands, Belgium English |
 The power of early childhood education and care (ECEC) interventions in transforming the lives of very young children is highly dependent on the quality of the services provided. More recently, evidence has increased the focus on the value of process quality as determinant of the outcomes.
This... Published in 2018 ISSA - International Step by Step Association the Netherlands English Free |
 This toolkit represents the compilation of different programs and specific activities developed by ISSA and its members over the past 15 years. The backbone of the toolkit is ISSA’s core document Competent Educators of the 21st century: Principles of Quality Pedagogy which focuses on process,... Published in 2019 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Zorica Trikic, ztrikic@issa.nl Subject to License |
 Embracing Diversity Training program for adults promotes the values of anti-discrimination, anti-bias, equity and respect for diversity in different settings: in communities, at the workplace, and in society. Embracing Diversity guides participants through a process of personal transformation,... Published in 2017 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Zorica Trikic, ztrikic@issa.nl Subject to License |
 Informing and guiding the development of a Framework to Strengthen the Capacity of “Tipat Halav” nurses in Israel is a qualitative research study on behalf of Goshen Institute, with the overall objective to generate in-depth data that unveil effective processes and strategies which need to be in... English |
 This literature review, written under the EDUCAS project, investigates the meanings, relevance, and importance of physical indoor and outdoor space in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services for children from birth to school age. Authors map, synthesize and critically analyze the... English |
 The manual “Inclusive Education” describes the conceptual principles of inclusive education, international and national legislation in a field of inclusive education, experience of inclusive education implementing in other countries, public-state governance of inclusive education. The special... Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Ukraine Ukrainian Contact: Natalia Sofiy, nsofiy@gmail.com Free |
 The purpose of this manual is to equip members of Inclusive Resource Centers (IRC), parents of children with special needs, schools and other institutions dealing with the issues of inclusive education, providing special support to children with special needs with necessary practical information.... Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Ukraine Ukrainian Contact: Natalia Sofiy, nsofiy@gmail.com Free |
 The culmination of many years of work in defining and promoting quality pedagogy, ISSA’s Quality Resource Pack proposes a practice-research-policy blended approach to quality, enabled by various tools that can be used with practitioners, pre- and in-service trainers, supervisors, parents and policy... Published in 2012 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Subject to License |
 Competent Educators of the 21st Century: Principles of Quality Pedagogy is a policy document that defines quality teaching practices when working with children from 3 to 10 years old, and their families, to better support the child's holistic development and well-being.
After a brief description on... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, French, Roma, Russian, Spanish Free |
 Putting Knowledge into Practice: A Guidebook for Educators is a reference book that describes in depth each of the Principles of Quality Pedagogy and the related Indicators. The Guidebook connects theory with practice and research and provides clear examples on how to use the Quality Principles.... Published in 2011 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Subject to License |
 Professional Development Tool for Improving Quality of Practices in Kindergarten illustrates each of the 85 indicators of quality in the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy. It shows how early childhood educators advance and move on a continuum from inadequate practice, to a good start, to quality... Published in 2012 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Subject to License |
 This tool specifically illustrate (for primary school levels of education) each of the 85 indicators of quality in the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy. It deconstructs how educators move on a continuum from inadequate practice, to a good start, to quality practice and then into transformational... Published in 2012 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Subject to License |
 The Instrument for Assessing Quality Practices is a condensed version of the Professional Development Tool for Improving Quality of Practice. It serves to assess educators' performance with a select group of 36 key indicators derived from the two Professional Development Tools.
The selected... Published in 2012 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Subject to License |
 Roads to Quality - Strengthening Professionalism in Early Childhood Education and Care Systems is showcasing ISSA’s approach towards practitioners’ professional growth and nurturing their professionalism. It helps organizations to find and establish clear targets to their practitioners’... Published in 2015 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Early Childhood Educators Change Lives is an easy to use advocacy leaflet aiming to promote importance of the role that educators play in young child's life and profession in general. Building on ISSA Quality principles it offers 7 ‘golden rules’ to help them keep their personal, social and... Published in 2013 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Free |
 Give Your Child the Best Start in Life is an easy to use advocacy leaflet aiming to inform parents and caregivers how important the role is that they play in a child's life. Building on ISSA Quality Principles this tool is aiming to help parents and caregivers understand what Early Childhood... Published in 2013 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Free |
 Invest in Quality Teachers is an easy to use advocacy leaflet aiming to promote the importance of quality educators and mobilize policy and governance level to invest in educators, their education, professional development, working conditions and status of profession.
Evidence shows that high... Published in 2013 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Free |
 This report from 2018, is the first in the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative's Landscape Analysis Series and it advances existing knowledge on the early childhood workforce by synthesizing for the first time data on the approaches to and challenges associated with training and professional... Published in 2018 Results for Development (R4D) & ISSA - International Step by Step Association United States of America & The Netherlands English Free |
 The book, Professional Learning Communities, provides both the theoretical background and the practical experience as it came about while building Professional Learning Communities in Croatian schools around ISSA’s Definition of Quality Pedagogy and the Quality Resource Pack. The book provides an... Published in 2014 Open Academy Step by Step, Croatia Croatia Croatian, English digital copy, not free |
 This report, the second in the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative's Landscape Analysis Series, addresses the theme of competences and standards. An extensive review of published and grey literature yielded six findings related to the ways in which countries have used competences and standards to... Published in 2018 Results for Development (R4D) & ISSA - International Step by Step Association United States of America & The Netherlands English Free |
 Study on the implementation of ISSA's Pedagogical Standards (2001-2008) was developed to evaluate the impact of the work done by ISSA members in 27 countries on quality assurance and improvement. The study examines the role of the ISSA Pedagogical Standards (2003) as they were implemented through... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Russian Free |
 The article ISSA's Principles of Quality Pedagogy: Quality Early Childhood Education and Care Through Democratic Processes published in the first edition of Learning for Well-being online journal, is exploring how ISSA's Quality Principles, their accompanying resources, and the collaborative... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 The ISSA’s Quality Framework for Early Childhood Practice in Services for Children under Three Years of Age is grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and stands for the centrality of the child and family in conceptualizing, designing and implementing programs dedicated to this age... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Dutch, English, Russian Free |
 The ISSA’s Quality Framework for Early Childhood Practice in Services for Children under Three Years of Age is grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and stands for the centrality of the child and family in conceptualizing, designing and implementing programs dedicated to this age... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Dutch, English, Russian Free |
 ISSA’s Quality Framework for Early Childhood Practice in Services for Children under Three Years of Age is grounded in the Convention on the Rights of the Child and stands for the centrality of the child and family in conceptualizing, designing and implementing programs dedicated to this age group... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Dutch, English, Russian Free |
 The report Early Childhood Education and Care Services for Children from Birth to Three years Old contains results from the survey run among ISSA members to map the strengths, weaknesses, and the gaps that exist in early childhood systems in their respective countries for the birth to three age... Published in 2013 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 The first book in the series Policy and Pedagogy with Under-three year olds: Cross Disciplinary insights and innovations establishes a path for the much-needed examination of the experiences of infants and toddlers in contemporary educational settings across the globe. Bringing together... Published in 2016 Springer Switzerland English digital copy, not free |
 The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy draws critical attention to policy in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) its relationship to service provision and its impact on the lives of children and families all around the world. ISSA's program staff contributed to this relevant publication... Published in 2018 SAGE Publications Ltd. United Kingdom English digital copy, not free |
 Measuring and Improving Quality in Early Childhood Environments report reflects discussions and conclusions from the international consultation organized by ISSA, UNICEF, UNESCO and the Bernard van Leer Foundation, in partnership with the World Bank and the Brookings Institution met in in September... Published in 2014 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Roma Empowerment and Support for Inclusion Report - Synthesis report of the Case Studies in Ghent, Belfast and Rome summarizes the cross-national issues regarding Roma empowerment and support for inclusion with a specific focus on young children such as parenting support, access to quality early... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 The case study of the Roma Community Outreach (RCO) project in Belfast, Northern Ireland features the potential of small scale community based interventions and the need to have strong anti-discrimination, social justice and peace-building components when working on Roma inclusion.
The Roma... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Growing through sharing together: Needs and aspirations of Romani early childhood professionals report was developed to support ISSA and Early Childhood Program at the Open Society Foundation to launch The Romani Early Years Network (REYN). The selected group of practitioners provided information... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English, Italian Free |
 The case study on the project Bridging Figures (BIEMs) - The Intra European Migration School Mediators in Ghent, Belgium, highlights the importance of the political will as a driver for introducing and supporting universal and inclusive policies benefiting the whole society and not only a target... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Building Opportunities in Early Childhood from the Start - A Teacher's Guide to Good Practices in Inclusive Early Childhood Services is a guidebook developed within "The Good Start Project", funded by the European Commission and led by Roma Education Fund in partnership with ISSA and other... Published in 2012 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 The publication, Early Childhood Development and Education in emergencies: country profiles from the CEE/CIS region presents the existing emergency preparedness resources and plans for protecting children’s rights and meeting their needs in five countries in the CEE/CIS region (Bosnia-Herzegovina,... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 The booklet Diversity and Social Inclusion - Exploring Competences for Professional Practice in Early Childhood Education and Care booklet is a result of the ISSA and DECET (Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training network) Working Group on Professionalism with the support from Bernard... Published in 2011 DECET & ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Dutch, English, French, Serbian Free |
 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 the power of membership associations in the early childhood field, with a... Published in 2015 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 ISSA's Effective teaching and learning for minority-language children in preschool is a set of materials developed under the Socrates Programme-Comenius 2.1 project in partnership with ISSA’s members from Slovakia, Open School Foundation, and from Estonia, Hea Algus with input from international... Published in 2006 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands, Slovakia, Estonia, Italy English Free |
 Growing through sharing together: Needs and aspirations of Romani early childhood professionals report was developed to support ISSA and Early Childhood Program at the Open Society Foundation to launch The Romani Early Years Network (REYN). The selected group of practitioners provided information... Published in 2013 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 This academic publication, Early Childhood programs as the doorway to social cohesion: Application of Vygotsky's ideas from an East West perspective, builds links between theory and practice, and presents ideas aiming to stimulate development of new thinking for successful implementation of... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Reaching and Investing in Children at the Margins is a report from event co-hosted by ISSA and the Open Society Foundations in partnership with the National Academy of Sciences’ Forum on Investing in Young Children Globally in Prague in 2016. During the event top-class speakers from across the... Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Introduction to Home Visitors Modules
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 TRAINER GUIDE
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Together, UNICEF ECARO and ISSA have developed a set of Resource Modules for Home Visitors: Supporting Families for Nurturing Care, intended to better equip home visitors with the latest knowledge and tools to support and engage with the families of young children.Drawing upon the most recent... Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English, Serbian Free |
 Module 1: THE EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS - a Time of Endless Opportunities
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 2: THE NEW ROLE OF THE HOME VISITOR
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 3: IMCI, IYCF and CARE for CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 4: FALLING IN LOVE - Promoting Parent-Child Attachment
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 5: ENGAGING FATHERS
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 6: THE ART OF PARENTING - Love, Talk, Play, Read
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 7: PARENTAL WELLBEING
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 8: COMMON PARENTING CONCERNS
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 9: HOME ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
Published in 2016 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 10: CARING AND EMPOWERING - Enhancing Communication Skills for Home Visitors
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 11: WORKING AGAINST STIGMA AND DISCRIMINATION - Promoting Equity, Inclusion and Respect for Diversity
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 12: CHILDREN WHO DEVELOP DIFFERENTLY - Children with Disabilities or Developmental Difficulties
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 13: DEVELOPMENTAL MONITORING AND SCREENING
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 15: WORKING WITH OTHER SERVICES
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 14: KEEPING YOUNG CHILDREN FREE FROM VIOLENCE, ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 16: RESPONSIVE FEEDING
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 17: SUPERVISION - Supporting Professionals and Enhancing Service Quality
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 Module 18: GENDER SOCIALISATION AND GENDER DYNAMICS IN FAMILIES - the Role of the Home Visitor
Published in 2016 UNICEF ECARO & ISSA The Netherlands English Free |
 An extended literature review, interviews with stakeholders from more than 20 countries in Europe and the piloting experiences from Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia have contributed to the development of the innovative toolkit Towards Integrated Early Childhood Education and Care Systems –... Published in 2019 INTESYS English Free |
 This report was written within the INTESYS project in order to map the state of integration of ECEC provision in EU Member States, with a special focus on vulnerable groups regarding workforce policies and practices, stakeholders, governance and also key success factors, gaps (policies, practices... Published in 2016 INTESYS English Free |
 These Policy Recommendations were written under the INTESYS Project, Erasmus+ Key Action 3 pilot project implemented in four European countries (Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia). INTESYS proposed and piloted an innovative Reference Framework and the Toolkit Towards Integrated Early Childhood... Published in 2019 English |
 The Handbook of Early Childhood Development (ECD) Experiences, Innovations, and Lessons from CEE/CIS comprises of successful cases of early childhood development investments and public/private partnership in Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEE/CIS region). The... Published in 2009 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands English Free |
 NESETII report on Professional Learning Communities. Each child its own story: Diversity in child care centres (from birth to 13 years) is a book acknowledging that every child starting at a childcare centre (day care, preschool and afterschool care) brings along its own experiences and its own... Published in 2017 VBJK - Center for Innovation in the Early Years Belgium, The Netherlands Dutch, English Free |
 The report Quality of Early Childhood Education Services - Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro resulted from a consultancy carried out by Jan Peeters from VBJK (ISSA's member from Flanders) for the UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (UNICEF ECARO). The report was... Published in 2018 VBJK - Center for Innovation in the Early Years Belgium English Free |
 The High 5 Quality Scan is an evaluation tool based on the European Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care accompanying the 5 Steps to Quality Training Package. ISSA has translated this resource so it is now available in English.
This document offers childcare centres, nurseries,... Published in 2017 VBJK, Bureau Mutant Belgium, The Netherlands Dutch, English Free |
 The training package 5 Steps to Quality is promoting the implementation of the European Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education and Care (EQF) with the aim to building and improving the quality in early childhood education and care services at country and organisation level. The training... Published in 2017 VBJK, Bureau Mutant Belgium, The Netherlands Dutch, English Free |
 Launched in 2012, the TOY project (Together Old and Young) is about bringing young children, up to 9 years old, together with older people for them to meet, get to know each other, learn and have fun. Funded by the European Commission and implemented in several European countries like The... Published in 2014 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands English Free |
 The Role of Special Ed Teacher in Early Education is a guidebook for special education teachers working in early childhood settings. Special educators for kindergartens are new to the Georgian kindergarten staff. The main goal for the creation of the guidebook is to help these professionals realize... Published in 2017 Center for Preschool and Inclusive Education, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Free |
 AÇEV Foundation, ISSA’s member organization in Turkey, is please to share this report, which is the result of a joint project. Yale University, UNICEF, AÇEV Foundation, the Fetzer Institute and other global partners have embarked on a joint initiative to achieve the common objective of analyzing... Published in 2012 Turkey English Free |
 The Role of Psychologist in Early Education is the first guidebook created for psychologists working in early childhood settings. The psychologists in Georgian kindergartens are one of the personnel responsible for development of inclusive practice in kindergartens.
Published in 2016 Center for Preschool and Inclusive Education, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Free |
 Each child its own story: Diversity in child care centres (from birth to 13 years) is a book acknowledging that every child starting at a childcare centre (day care, preschool and afterschool care) brings along its own experiences and its own history. An early childhood centre is like a micro... Published in 2013 Bureau MUTANT The Netherlands Dutch Free |
 The publication Teacher Assistant in the Inclusive Classroom outlines the necessary information about the position of the Teacher Assistant (introduced in 2010 in Ukraine). It includes legislative documents, description of the main functions and tasks, etc. It also includes the main content related... Published in 2015 Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Ukraine Ukrainian Contact: nsofiy@gmail.com Free |
 Communication, Speech, and Language Guidebook for professionals in early education is a guidebook based on contemporary, evidence based knowledge in the field of speech, language and communication. Most logopeds (speech therapists) in Georgian kindergartens are part of the kindergarten team that... Published in 2016 Center for Preschool and Inclusive Education, Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Free |
 Two ISSA members, CIP (Center for Interactive Pedagogy/Serbia) and VBJK/Belgium, co-authored this manual as a result of the work they carried out under two large projects in Serbia:
IMPRES Project – Improvement of Preschool Education in Serbia, with funding from the European Commission and the... Published in 2013 VBJK - Center for Innovation in the Early Years & CIP-Center for Interactive Pedagogy Belgium, Serbia English Free |
 A new report launched by the European Commission includes a case study exploring the work of ISSA’s network and of the Open Society Foundations (OSF): OSF/ISSA Approaches to Teacher Training and Pedagogy. The case study was written by Dawn Tankersley (ISSA Program Expert) and Sarah Klaus (Director... Published in 2012 ISSA & OSF The Netherlands, Germany English Free |
 Early Learning and Development Standards for Children from Birth to 7 (ELDS) and Early Childhood Development Teacher Standards are coupled to reinforce a holistic approach to child learning and development through child-centered practices. The ELDS, along with traditionally addressed physical and... Published in 2010 Step by Step Educational Program Moldova Romanian Contact: ccincilei@gmail.com Free |
 Published by Bernard van Leer Foundation, Early Childhood Matters is a journal about early childhood, which looks at specific issues regarding the development of young children, in particular from a psychosocial perspective. In June 2015 issue, ISSA contributed the article Quality in Early... Published in 2015 ISSA, Bernard van Leer Foundation The Netherlands English Free |
 All about language is a resource offering concrete tips and ideas to support professionals in language stimulation for young children. It is generally acknowledged that language development is an important aspect of the overall development of children and consequently, a stimulating language... Published in 2014 Artevelde University College Belgium Dutch Contact: ine.hostyn@arteveldehs.be To purchase: contact Ine Hostyn |
 Video coaching 'imagination' professional development practice is about video coaching teaches and educators how to videotape themselves in order to be able to reflect on the quality of interactions they have with the children, the needs and strengths of the children, their initiatives, and the... Published in 2018 Artevelde University College Belgium Dutch Contact: ine.hostyn@arteveldehs.be Free |
 ProuD! Is a manual of how to use documentation of children’s learning including photos, audio-visual recordings, quotes, written notes, and children’s work products to reflect on children’s learning and development through discussing and reflecting upon them with colleagues. These kinds of... Published in 2017 Artevelde University College Belgium Dutch, English, Finnish Contact: ine.hostyn@arteveldehs.be Free |
 This resource summarizes the contents of the Peer Learning Activity (PLA) among ISSA members during 5 years, which focused on the WANDA methodology. WANDA is a co-reflective method aimed at improving early childhood education and care (ECEC) quality through staff group reflection on their practice... Published in 2019 Artevelde University College, VBJK a.o. Belgium English Contact Nima Sharmahd: nima.sharmahd@vbjk.be Free |
 To develop a new method of professionalization for low qualified practitioners in the 0-3 sector of the Flemish Community of Belgium, in 2010 Artevelde Hogeschool (University College in Gent) and VBJK (Center for Innovation in the Early Years), with ESF (European Social Fund) funds, started a... Published in 2016 Artevelde University College, VBJK Belgium Croatian, Czech, English, Hungarian, Slovenian Contact: sofie.vastmans@arteveldehs.be To purchase: contact Sofie Vastmans |
 To promote child's holistic development and prepare children for the competences needed in the XXI century, Bambi Kindergarten (Bucharest, Romania) implemented a programme to stimulate child's initiative and entrepreneurial abilities and independent skills - autonomy (age- appropriate) in the... Published in 2018 Step by Step Center for Education and Professional Development Romania Romanian Contact: cristiana.boca@stepbystep.ro Free |
 Health by the Book is not only a nutrition book, it is also an educational handbook for well-being and a healthy life style. Step by Step Centre for Education and Professional Development in Romania developed this guidebook together with the Lidl company. The format of the handbook is a magazine... Published in 2017 Step by Step Center for Education and Professional Development Romania Romanian Contact: roxana.avram@stepbystep.ro Free |
 This research study from Bulgaria documents how healthcare, social, and education systems in the country organize and encourage early childhood development. The study aimed to: provide an overview of the legislative and political context in which sectors related to early childhood development are... Published in 2018 For Our Children Foundation Bulgaria Bulgarian, English Contact: v.kaneva@detebg.org Free |
 The Guidelines for a Secure Family Environment are a tool directed at parents, professionals working directly with children and policy makers in the area of child protection. They document the main areas of parental care, which are required to make a child safe, secure and happy in the family... Published in 2018 For Our Children Foundation Bulgaria Bulgarian Contact: v.kaneva@detebg.org Free |
 The manual for organizations and outreach workers - Establishing and Management of Outreach Work in Support to Early Childhood Development of Children from Marginalized Groups is a result of the project "Supporting the Early Childhood Development of children from marginalized groups in Novi Sad"... Published in 2016 Know How Centre Serbia Serbian Contact: tatjana.lazor@gmail.com Free |
 The Macedonian handbook Math through play is comprised of 50 activities that aim to improve lower grade students’ numeracy skills. All activities are divided in six teaching and learning areas (Numbers; Math Operations; Measurement; Data Analysis; Word problems and Geometry) as defined in the... Published in 2016 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Albanian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
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The Macedonian handbook Math through play is comprised of 50 activities that aim to improve lower grade students’ numeracy skills. All activities are divided in six teaching and learning areas (Numbers; Math Operations; Measurement; Data Analysis; Word problems and Geometry) as defined in the... Published in 2016 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Macedonian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
 The Macedonian handbook Step by Step to Literacy- 50 activities for improving student literacy skills is composed of 50 activities divided in six teaching and learning areas (Listening and talking; Reading and writing; Language; Literature; Verbal expression and creative writing and Media culture)... Published in 2017 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Albanian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
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The Macedonian handbook Step by Step to Literacy- 50 activities for improving student literacy skills is composed of 50 activities divided in six teaching and learning areas (Listening and talking; Reading and writing; Language; Literature; Verbal expression and creative writing and Media culture)... Published in 2017 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Macedonian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
 Handbook with activities for work with students with disabilities for improving their literacy and numeracy skills contains 20 activities for lower grades of the primary school . Two special educators from a special primary school in Macedonia made an adaptation of ten activities from each of the... Published in 2018 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Macedonian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
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Handbook with activities for work with students with disabilities for improving their literacy and numeracy skills contains 20 activities for lower grades of the primary school . Two special educators from a special primary school in Macedonia made an adaptation of ten activities from each of the... Published in 2018 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Albanian Contact Suzana Kirandziska: info@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
 Manual for educators and parents for use of picture books is an adaptation of ISSA’s activity books "Opening Magic Doors – Reading and Learning together with children" done by Step by Step Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Macedonia (FECIM). The ISSA's activity books are adapted for... Published in 2015 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Macedonian Contact: ana@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
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Manual for educators and parents for use of picture books is an adaptation of ISSA’s activity books "Opening Magic Doors – Reading and Learning together with children" done by Step by Step Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Macedonia (FECIM). The ISSA's activity books are adapted for... Published in 2015 Foundation for Education and Cultural Initiatives Step by Step Macedonia Albanian Contact: ana@stepbystep.org.mk Free |
 The Planned Activities for Cohesive Education (PACE) program was initiated by Balkan Sunflowers Kosova in their learning centers. This program outline activities to be used with children within the national curriculum to improve their core competencies necessary to succeed in school and life. PACE... Published in 2016 Balkan Sunflowers Kosova Kosovo Albanian, English, Serbian Contact: muhamet.arifi@balkansunflowers.org Free |
 School Mediation Training Manual contains 20 training modules and can be used for teachers and school mediators with the aim to prevent dropouts, increase cooperation between educational stakeholders and parents involvement.
Published in 2012 Balkan Sunflowers Kosova Kosovo Albanian, English, Serbian Contact: muhamet.arifi@balkansunflowers.org Free |
 Summer Program curriculums contain different educational activities to be implemented with the children ages 6 - 12. Each curriculum has 4-5 weeks of planned activities.
Published in 2012-2017 Balkan Sunflowers Kosova Kosovo Albanian, English, Serbian Contact: muhamet.arifi@balkansunflowers.org Free |
 The Respect for Diversity and Peace Building Manual is an adaptation of the Regional PRECEDE Manual implemented in 48 kindergartens in the 5 Balkan countries; Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia. It also represents combination of the International Handbook of Professional Workers with... Published in 2017 Balkan Sunflowers Kosova Kosovo Albanian Contact: muhamet.arifi@balkansunflowers.org Free |
 The Learning for Well-being Magazine was created in 2016 by the Learning for Well-being Foundation and is published online twice a year. The articles are free to download. Each issue explores a theme of interest for all those who wish to expand their perspectives on creating and encouraging... Published in 2016 onward Learning for Well-being Foundation The Netherlands English Contact: Yakarah@learningforwellbeing.org Free |
 Compendium of games and activities for children is the guide promoting the holistic approach to child development. It is covering five areas: the child in the world of nature, smells and sounds; the child in the world of manipulative games and maths; the child in the world of colors and lines; the... Published in 2016 Pedagogical Center of Montenegro Montenegro Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Contact: biljana.maslovaric1@gmail.com Contact Biljana Maslovaric for details |
 The book presents the psychology of parenthood.
Published in 2017 Pedagogical Center of Montenegro Montenegro Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Contact: biljana.maslovaric1@gmail.com Contact Biljana Maslovaric for details |
 A Guidebook for parents and NGO representatives consist of two thematic units: psycho-motor and psycho-social development of children and youth and development of partnerships between family and educational institutions.
Published in 2016 Pedagogical Center of Montenegro Montenegro Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Contact: biljana.maslovaric1@gmail.com Contact Biljana Maslovaric for details |
 My Reflective Diary: ISSA Pedagogical Principles is developed around the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy. It can be used to document professionals on-going changing understandings of different principles as they work together in learning communities to go deeper into the concepts presented... Published in 2011 Centre for Quality in Education Step by Step Slovenia Slovenian Contact: korakzakorakom@pei.si Contact Jerneja Jager for details |
 The AFLATOT program for children who have not yet entered primary school (typically 3 to 6yrs old) aims at providing the building blocks of social and financial literacy, equipping children with the skills and competencies that will ensure they contribute to sustainable development – individually... Published in 2013 Aflatoun Child Savings International The Netherlands Arabic, English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish Contact: tetiana@aflatoun.org Freely Available to Aflatoun Network Only (contact Aflatoun for details) |
 Professional Development Tool - A tool for gathering examples on ISSA quality principles is a tool used for identifying and documenting examples of good practice in teachers' practice (peer observation, etc.) on specific ISSA quality principles and indicators. Teachers use these examples for... Published in 2011 Step by Step Centre for Quality Education Slovenia Slovenian Contact: korakzakorakom@pei.si Free |
 The Aflatoun Manual for Non Formal Education is developed for all children who happen to be learning in a non-formal environment. The partnership with Liliane Fonds has encouraged us to pay particular attention to issues of inclusivity and diversity, especially where disabled children are involved... Published in 2015 Aflatoun Child Savings International The Netherlands Arabic, English, French, Polish, Russian, Spanish Contact: tetiana@aflatoun.org Freely Available to Aflatoun Network Only (contact Aflatoun for details) |
 The ultimate goal of Life Skills and Financial Education for Peace Manual is to enhance the activity of children and young people as Peace Builders. An estimated 230 million children worldwide currently live in conflict-affected areas. Alfatoun's work starts with an acknowledgement that poverty and... Published in 2016 Aflatoun Child Savings International The Netherlands Arabic, English Contact: tetiana@aflatoun.org Freely Available to Aflatoun Network Only (contact Aflatoun for details) |
 The book Child Protection in the Early Years provides information on what is child abuse and the its causes. It explores how to provide safe, nurturing environments for young children. It also explains the impact of trauma on young brains and explores how practice can be developed. It also... Published in 2018 The University of Northampton The Netherlands English Contact: eunice.lumsden@northampton.ac.uk Contact University of Northampton for details |
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University based in-service training in early childhood education (ECE) is an in-service programme for early childhood educators accredited by Ilia State University. In this program educators of children three to six year are trained in evidence based contemporary ECE practice. Courses include... Ilia State University Georgia English Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Contact Ilia State University for details |
 The Slovenian National Guidelines for the inclusion of Roma children and their parents into preschool programs are aimed at kindergarten and municipalities as decision makers in the field of early childhood education.
Published in 2017 Step by Step Centre for Quality Education Slovenia English Contact: korakzakorakom@pei.si Free |
 Activity book for early childhood educators contains a body of activities for early childhood educators for planning for integrated teaching using a thematic approach. The main purpose of this book is to help professionals, and give hints and ideas to creatively plan activities for children from 2... Published in 2012 Ilia State University Georgia Georgian Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Contact Ilia State University for details |
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A number of childcare facilities (children under 3 years of age) of the City of Ghent incorporated sustainability and ‘green principles’ in their pedagogical vision and daily practice, engaging children, parents, community and the care team. Each of our childcare centers works from a well-defined,... Published in 2017 Child Care Unit, City of Ghent Belgium Dutch Contact: diko.pb@stad.gent Contact City of Ghent for details |
 Ensuring quality in early years services is essential for young children's well-being and healthy development. The Early Childhood Development Quality Assessment Tool or ECD QUAT developed by ICDI is a free and accessible tool for practitioners, parents and communities to jointly measure and... Published in 2012 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands Amharic, English Contact: margaret@icdi.nl Contact ICDI for details |
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Supporting Development of Early Inclusive Education in Tbilisi Kindergartens is a project aiming to support development of early childhood inclusive education: 1) by empowering mainstream kindergarten teachers and specialists working in kindergartens through modelling, practicing and sharing... Ilia State University Georgia English Contact: khatuna.dolidze.1@iliauni.edu.ge Contact Ilia State University for details |
 The UPSI-5 is an easy to administer instrument to measure the psychosocial well-being of 5 year old children. The UPSI-5 consists of 29 questions which can be filled in by someone, for example a teacher or a social worker. The UPSI-5 provides an urgently needed counterpart to the strictly physical... Published in 2012 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands Croatian, Dutch, English, Hungarian, Latvian, Norwegian Contact: margaret@icdi.nl Contact ICDI for details |
 The Nest Center is an open, close-to-home type of center, where a stable, fixed group of 30 to 60 children aged 7-16 from multi-problem families spend time before and/or after school, and in weekends and holidays. The overall objective of the Nest Center is to provide children from multi-problem... Published in 2016 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands Dutch, English Contact: margaret@icdi.nl Contact ICDI for details |
 TOY for Inclusion Toolkit: A step-by-step guide to creating inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Play Hubs for all generations provides all the necessary conceptual and practical information to enable trainers and practitioners from different sectors to set-up and run non-segregated... Published in 2018 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands English Contact: margaret@icdi.nl Free |
 Happy young learners: Psychosocial well-being of young children in Ethiopia report presents the findings and recommendations of a research and practice project about the psychosocial well-being of five year-old children. It took place between 2016 and 2018 in two regions in Ethiopia: Amhara and... Published in 2018 ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands Amharic, English Contact: margaret@icdi.nl Free |
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Inclusive Resource Centers (IRC) in 5 sites in 4 regions were developed under the programme supported by USAID. Their main purpose is to provide complex inter-sectorial support to children with special needs, their parents and teachers working with these children in pre-school and primary... Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Ukraine English Contact: nsofiy@gmail.com Free |
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The Growing Together project consisted of three parts: improving preschool education practices by using the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy and parent and community involvement; building community and partnerships at the primary school level, and parental education. The project's results were... Community Foundation Step by Step Kazakhstan English Contact: daidzhan@mail.ru Contact Community Foundation Step by Step for details |
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The Growing Together project consisted of three parts: improving preschool education practices by using the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy and parent and community involvement; building community and partnerships at the primary school level, and parental education. The project's results were... Community Foundation Step by Step Kazakhstan English Contact: daidzhan@mail.ru Contact Community Foundation Step by Step for details |
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Family Resource Centres were established in Kyzyforda, Zhambul and Semey in Kazakhstan to assist families whose children were not attending preschool (typically poor families). The centers welcomed children and families to prepare them for primary school. The parents received information on child... Community Foundation Step by Step Kazakhstan English Contact: daidzhan@mail.ru Contact Community Foundation Step by Step for details |
 Putting SDG 4 into practice: School leadership, a technical brief describes why professional learning communities (PLC) matter for quality education, VVOB’s approach to sustainably creating and managing these communities, and how this works in practice in our partner countries.PLCs play an... Published in 2016 VVOB Education for Development Belgium English Contact: Tom.Vandenbosch@vvob.be Free |
 Putting SDG 4 into practice: School leadership, a technical brief describes why professional learning communities (PLC) matter for quality education, VVOB’s approach to sustainably creating and managing these communities, and how this works in practice in our partner countries.PLCs play an... Published in 2017 VVOB Education for Development Belgium English Contact: Tom.Vandenbosch@vvob.be Free |
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Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services started to develop in Ukraine as an initiative of NGO organizations in 2000. During the last years, ECI has been actively developing in several Ukrainian regions. A Consortium of Ukrainian and international organizations started in 2008 lobbying for the... Published in 2017 SOFT Tulip Foundation The Netherlands English Contact:info@softtulip.nl Contact SOFT Tulip Foundation for details |
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A functioning model for multi-stakeholders collaboration at municipality level to work with Romani communities is developed to improve the responsiveness and accountability of local authorities, particularly elected and senior civil servants towards marginalized Roma communities and to build the... Skola dokoran – Wide Open School n. O. Slovakia English Contact: miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com Contact Skola dokoran for details |
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Novi Sad Intersectorial Network for Children (NSMEDE) is a local inter-sectorial network aiming to provide a strategic and systematic framework for improving the position of children in Novi Sad. Through the establishment of a flexible model of inter-sectorial cooperation among actors at the local... Know How Centre Serbia English Contact: tatjana.lazor@gmail.com Contact Know How Center for details |
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The practice Supporting the early development of children in informal Roma settlements aims to improve the social inclusion of children aged birth to six and their families. The Know How Centre organizes activities aimed at enriching Roma parents' skills living in settlements to provide quality... Know How Centre Serbia English Contact: cpzvns@gmail.com Contact Know How Center for details |
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The Learning Centers Network initiated by Balkan Sunflowers connects 40 Learning Centers managed by different NGOs in Albania. These centers include preschool services, curriculum support, literacy and science programs, and an education mediator targeting the most vulnerable children and their... Balkan Sunflowers Kosova Kosovo English Contact: muhamet.arifi@balkansunflowers.org Contact Balkan Sunflowers Kosova for details |
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The Learning Together project has created a network of 15 Centres for Peer Support, which provide a platform for mutual learning across institutions. This platform provides peer support across eight kindergartens and eight primary schools to help improve the competences of teachers, create practice... Step by Step Czech Republic Czech Republic English Contact: jana.schierlova@sbscr.cz Contact Step by Step Czech Republic for details |
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Aflatot: Early childhood education for sustainable development. This study took place in the following countries: Albania, Serbia, Slovakia, Kenya, Zambia, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras, India and the Philippines to document the effects of the Aflatot programs on social emotional outcomes for young... Aflatoun Child Savings International The Netherlands English Contact: tetiana@aflatoun.org Contact Aflatoun for details |
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The purpose of the Together Old and Young (TOY) Programme is to promote intergenerational learning and to create new possibilities for older adults and young children to learn together and benefit from each others’ company. People are living longer but older adults and young children are having... ICDI - International Child Development Initiatives The Netherlands English margaret@icdi.nl Contact ICDI for details |
 Health and Child is an educational material for professionals and para-professionals working with Romani communities, for Romani parents, grandparents and children at an early age. This material is used for trainings, workshops and home visits. Content of the manual consists from health topics and... Published in 2016 Skola dokoran – Wide Open School n. O. Slovakia Slovak Contact: miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com Free |
 Health and Child is an educational material for professionals and para-professionals working with Romani communities, for Romani parents, grandparents and children at an early age. This material is used for trainings, workshops and home visits. Content of the manual consists from health topics and... Published in 2016 Skola dokoran – Wide Open School n. O. Slovakia English Contact: miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com Free |
 Trust Based Parenting is an educational material for professionals and para-professionals working with Romani communities, for Romani parents, grandparents and children at an early age. The material can be used for trainings, workshops and home visits. Content of the manual consists of various... Published in 2016 Skola dokoran – Wide Open School n. O. Slovakia English Contact: miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com Free |
 Trust Based Parenting is an educational material for professionals and para-professionals working with Romani communities, for Romani parents, grandparents and children at an early age. The material can be used for trainings, workshops and home visits. Content of the manual consists of various... Published in 2016 Skola dokoran – Wide Open School n. O. Slovakia Slovak Contact: miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com Free |
 What is permaculture and why is it vital in the quest for ecological viability on planet earth? Why it should have a prominent role in education of the youngest? This short video offers a succinct glimpse of the vision that guided the “Children in Permaculture” project and effects it had on young... Published in 2018 Neohumanist Educations Association Romania English Contact Didi A. Devapriya: didi@amurtel.ro Free |
 The Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share in Education is a ground-breaking manual which uses a permacultural lens to inspire child-friendly approaches to embed education for a sustainable future into preschool, kindergarten and primary school programs. The resource is designed to provide... Published in 2018 Neohumanist Educations Association Romania Czech, English, Italian, Romanian, Slovenian Contact Didi A. Devapriya: didi@amurtel.ro Free, or £20 + p&p for a hard copy in English, other languages are available |
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With the project “ZAMISLICE” (CHILDEAS – Tiny Little Thoughts), ISSA member from Slovenia, Mala Ulica wished to acquaint all new parents with the importance of early interactions. They provided parents with a pendant that can also serve as a pram mobile – a small, but important gadget that offers... Association Mala Ulica - Center for children and families Slovenia English Contact Eva Strmljan Kreslin: evaskreslin@malaulica.si Contact Mala Ulica for details |
 About Diversity and friendship in preschool and kindergarten | Despre Diversitate si prietenie la grupa mare si grupa mijlocie. This resource is a collection of personal stories and experiences shared by people marginalised due to their ethnicity or level of ability. The views and the voices of... Published in 2016 Neohumanist Educations Association Romania Romanian Contact Didi A. Devapriya: didi@amurtel.ro Free |
 My Rights and your Rights are Equal: How to Encourage Diversity and Respect from Kindergarten Age. Manual for teachers | Drepturile mele si ale tale sunt egale: Cum să încurajăm, Diversitatea și Respectul încă de la grădiniță. Manual pentru educatoare și educatori.
This resources provides in depth... Published in 2016 Neohumanist Educations Association Romania Romanian Contact Didi A. Devapriya: didi@amurtel.ro Free |
 Learning through play has gained momentum in early childhood education and beyond. Yet translating well-meaning policies into concrete teaching practices is a complex process.
This technical brief by VVOB (1) zooms in on the proven positive effects of learning through play on a child's wellbeing... Published in 2019 VVOB Education for Development Belgium English Contact Katelin Raw: katelin.raw@vvob.be Free |
 One in a hundred Roma makes it to University, why is that? The study One in One Hundred: Drivers of Success and Resilience among College-Educated Romani Adolescents in Serbia, is a collaboration between the François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University (Harvard... Published in 2019 Harvard University, CIP-Center for Interactive Pedagogy United States of America & Serbia English Contact Boris Spasic: boris@cipcentar.org Free |
 While a lot of progress has been made in both early childhood education and gender-responsive education, less has been done on the crossroads of both. V.VVOB- education for development, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and public education partners in Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia... Published in 2019 VVOB Education for Development Belgium English Contact Katelin Raw: katelin.raw@vvob.be Free |
 Full Title: Integralno dićhipe sićimašće inkluzijako: ažutipe rane barjarimasko ande funkcija e prevencijako katar o inklistipe andar o sićimasko sistemo ke rromane čhavorra, Integrisani pristup obrazovnoj inkluziji: podrška ranom razvoju u funkciji prevencije napuštanja sistema obrazovanja kod... Published in 2018 Know How Center Serbia Roma Contact Tatjana Lazor Obradovic: tatjana.lazor@gmail.com Free |
 ISSA has created three Activity Kits to accompany selected groups of Reading Corner books. The Kits offer teachers, parents, and caregivers guidance on the most efficient ways to engage children in exciting and meaningful learning, using books as a starting point for inquiry and action. Each kit... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 ISSA has created three Activity Kits to accompany selected groups of Reading Corner books. The Kits offer teachers, parents, and caregivers guidance on the most efficient ways to engage children in exciting and meaningful learning, using books as a starting point for inquiry and action. Each kit... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Creole, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 ISSA has created three Activity Kits to accompany selected groups of Reading Corner books. The Kits offer teachers, parents, and caregivers guidance on the most efficient ways to engage children in exciting and meaningful learning, using books as a starting point for inquiry and action. Each kit... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Best friends are separated from one another when one moves to another country. They call, write letters, think about each other, remember each other's favorite food and plan one day to visit. Can their friendship survive and how?
Written by Laura Liliom (Hungary)Illustrated by Lilit... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish Purchase online |
 Yurchyk, the littlest member of the family, tries to be bigger by climbing on various things. He learns that he becomes bigger by doing something "big", not by being taller.Written by Halya Kruk (Ukraine)
Illustrated by Manana Morchiladze (Georgia)
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Picture Book Preschool 8.25... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Mary's friends have beautiful dolls, but Mary has no money to buy one. With her mother's help, Mary creates a beautiful doll out of objects she finds in her house. But what will she use for the doll's nose? Mary comes up with an ingenious solution--and when she shows the doll to her friends, they... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 When Ivan's parents find good jobs and the family moves from their small, crowded apartment to a new, spacious one, they realize that they've left something precious behind...
Written by Nenad Vujadinovic (Macedonia) Illustrated by Emil Für (Hungary)
Picture Book Preschool 8.25 x 6.5 in. – 32... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Arielle is given a little coconut plant as a present. She plants the tree, watches it grow, bloom flowers and finally produces coconuts. A hurricane does major damage to many of the neighborhood plants including uprooting the coconut tree. The cycle of life goes on when two small coconuts are found... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Creole, English, French Purchase online |
 The story of two very different dogs that were friends-they played together, ate together and even slept together - until one day they had a disagreement and stopped being friends. Friendship wins out and they become friends again.
Written by Olesya Tavadze (Georgia) Illustrated by Evgueni Ivanov... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Andy's family is moving to a new house. Each member of his family packs their favorite thing to bring along. Andy's favorite thing is the cherry tree in the backyard. But how can he bring that along? With his mothers' help, Andy finds out just how to do it.
Written by Miranda Haxhia (Albania) ... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
Grandpa has 27 grandchildren, all who loved him, and shared the mangos he brought home every day. But grandpa was getting sick, losing his memory and the ability to even cut the mangos. Grandpa died, he will never be forgotten.
Written by Caroline Hudicourt
Picture Book Preschool 8.25 x 8.... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Jonah is afraid of the dark. His brother tells Jonah that if he stops crying, he will give him his toy soldiers. Inspired by this offer, Jonah finds courage to explore the dark in his bedroom. He comforts a crying sister, faces the monsters in the cupboard and on the chair - and collects his prize... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Rita finds a young parrot in the garden and brings it home. The parrot learned to repeat everything Rita said, driving her parents crazy. Fearing her parents will force her to let the parrot go, Rita decides to run away with the parrot. The misadventure and Rita are saved from disaster by the... Published in 2010 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Creole, English, French Purchase online |
 Alex wants to buy his mother a birthday present, but all he has is a frying pan! He bangs on it with a street orchestra to earn money, but the musicians chase him away. When Alex fills his frying pan with soapy water to earn money washing cars, that doesn't work either. Finally, with great... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Free |
Everyone in Dorothy's family wears glasses except her. Does that mean she doesn't belong? She decides to solve this problem, with mixed results, and realizes that being different doesn't make her any less a part of her family.
Written by Ivona Brezinova (Czech Republic) Illustrated by Mentor... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 A young narrator wonders what his parents do at work all day, and why they come home too tired to play or read stories. When they tell him, he decides that he will work, too, reminding his parents of the importance of fun.
Written by Aude Brunel (Czech Republic) Illustrated by Marjan Mancek (... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Moush is having a bad day. So while hiding in the closet he decides to run away from home. During his preparation he remembers all the good things in his world and how important a place he has in it.
Written by Rouzanna Baghdasaryan (Armenia) Illustrated by Yulia Lushnikova (Russia)
Price: €... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Ponies from the Land of the Rainbow: A collection of pro-diversity stories | Căluții din ținutul curcubeului: O colecție de Povești pro-Diversitate. This resource is a collection of children's stories designed to awaken empathy and appreciation for diversity through the use of colorful metaphors.
Published in 2016 Neohumanist Educations Association Romania Romanian Contact: Didi A. Devapriya didi@amurtel.ro Free |
 A young girl plays with and falls in love with her best friend Zulaa's doll. Wanting the doll all the time, she takes the doll home. Once she learns how badly Zulaa misses her doll, she returns the doll learning the importance of friendship.
Written by Kh. Batkhuu (Mongolia)Illustrated by... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 Matthew lives in an orphanage. He wanted a dog. He received other gifts and things through the years - stuffed animals, toys, snails, even lice - but never a dog. One day Matthew was finally getting new parents, and what did the parents have for him - a dog.
Written by Ivona Brezinova (Czech... Published in 2007 ISSA - International Step by Step Association The Netherlands Albanian, Czech, English, French, Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Ukrainian Purchase online |
 With Friends to the Seaside is a picture book created by children under the mentorship of preschool teachers at a meeting attended by Roma children and their parents. It is written in Slovenian and Romani with the possibility for including additional translation of the text.
Published in 2017 Step by Step Centre for Quality Education Slovenia Roma, Slovenian Contact: korakzakorakom@pei.si Free |
 Jimmy learns that sharing oranges with his family and friends can have a surprising reward.
Written by Daiga Zake (Latvia) Illustrated by Elena Stojanova (Macedonia)
Picture Book Preschool 8.25 x 6 Copyright 2007
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SKU: 1234561
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