All the resources stored here have been created by ISSA Members or ISSA Secretariat in partnership with Members or partners.
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This toolbox explains how to organize accessible and flexible childcare businesswise. The toolbox consists of a folder, four concrete examples of business models and a template of a business model canvas that you can complete yourself. Download the Business Toolbox: ...Published in: 2020 Organization(s): Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Department of Early Childhood; Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts Language: Dutch, English Contact: An Raes, an.raes@arteveldehs.be |
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This report outlines how the access to childcare and employment can be enhanced for families living in vulnerable conditions by investing in strong systems, organisations and staff. It highlights what measures can be taken to support families into childcare and employment and to enhance their... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Department of Early Childhood; Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts Country: Belgium Language: English Contact: An Raes, an.raes@arteveldehs.be |
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Providing accessible childcare can improve chances of vulnerable parents in general and on the labour market. With PACE we want to explore organising occasional and/or flexible childcare. As we are working with vulnerable parents, we have to be aware of their difficult living reality, where they... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, Department of Early Childhood; Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts Country: Belgium Language: English Contact: An Raes, an.raes@arteveldehs.be |
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TOY to Share, Play to Care is a two-year project (January 2019 – January 2021) that builds on previous work undertaken by International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI), a Netherlands-based non-governmental organization. Specifically, it follows upon the project TOY for Inclusion, 2017-2019... Published in: 2021 Organization(s): Early Childhood Research Centre, DublinCity University Country: Ireland Language: English Contact: Giulia Cortellesi, giulia@icdi.nl |
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The EDUCAS project planned to start the Continuous Professional Development Paths (CPD) in the three countries involved (Belgium, Lithuania, Italy) with specific focus groups involving families and staff in the ECEC centers partners of the project. The aim of the focus groups has been: 1... Published in: 2021 Organization(s): VBJK, Center for Innovative Education in Lithuania, University of Parma Country: Belgium, Lithuania and Italy Language: English Contact: Nima Sharmahd, nima.sharmahd@vbjk.be |
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The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has upended families’ lives, with school closures, social distancing, and stay-at-home measures limiting their access to support systems, while adding to health concerns and economic uncertainties. As families face these varied stressors, it is... Published in: 2021 Organization(s): R4D, ISSA Language: English |
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The purpose of this report is to demonstrate development and implementation of a common path of professional development for professionals: ECEC core and assisting practitioners in two Slovenian kindergartens involved in the VALUE project. Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute Country: Slovenia Language: English |
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In this report we present a description and reflection of the learning path carried out in Portugal, by the teams of Lisbon and Santarém. After a previous contextualization about the ECEC system in Portugal, we share information on the two institutions where the pilot studies took place (one... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute Country: Portugal Language: English |
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This report examines the question "How can professional development in learning laboratories enhance professional identity, a holistic perspective approach to education and care (educare) and collaboration among and between core and assisting practitioners within Danish ECEC settings?" ... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute Country: Denmark Language: English |
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In this Belgian Pilot Report, conducted as part of the VALUE project, we examine how collaborative learning between ECEC core and assisting practitioners can be supported as part of sustainable CPD (Continuous Professional Development) path in the context of Flemish community of Belgium. ...Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute Country: Belgium Language: English |
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The ambition of this roadmap is to inspire you, as a reader, to strengthen collaboration between assisting and core practitioners in ECEC. The underlying idea is that better collaboration strengthens individual practitioners and teams in addressing all aspects of children’s well-being,... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute, DPU – Danish school of Education, Aarhus University Aga Khan Foundation, ESE – IPSantarém, Erasmus University College, Karel de Grote University College Country: Belgium Language: Slovenian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, English |
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In this VALUE endline report, the following question is examined: How can continuous professional development (CPD) strengthen professional identity, holistic approaches to educational work (educare) and cooperation between core and assisting practitioners working within the field of Early... Published in: 2020 Organization(s): VBJK - Centre for Innovation in the Early Years, ERI - Educational Research Institute Country: Denmark Language: English |
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The fourth and final International Learning Exchange Visit of the crossnational EU PINN Project, took place virtually on 2, 3 and 4 November 2020. Our goal for this learning exchange visit was to get a better understanding of the role maternity services and parenting support play in prevention ... Published in: 2020 Language: English |
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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 Organization(s): EADAP and ISSA Language: English, Greek Contact: Natacha Papaprocopiu, natachaapapap@gmail.com |
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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 Organization(s): ISSA, University of Patras and Refugee Trauma Initiative (RTI) Language: English, Greek Contact: Zorica Trikic, ztrikic@issa.nl |
All the resources stored here have been created by ISSA Members or ISSA Secretariat in partnership with Members or partners.
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Inclusive Resource Centers (IRC) in five sites in four 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... Organization(s): Ukrainian Step by Step Foundation Country: Ukraine Language: English Contact: Natalia Sofiy, nsofiy@gmail.com |
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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... Organization(s): Community Foundation Step by Step Country: Kazakhstan Language: English Contact: Dina Aidzhanova, daidzhan@mail.ru |
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Inclusion of a course on the ISSA Principles of Quality Pedagogy for fourth year students at the Kazakh Women's University in Almaty, and three methodological training centres in Kysyforda, Zhambul, and Semey regions with co-financing. Organization(s): Community Foundation Step by Step Country: Kazakhstan Language: English Contact: Dina Aidzhanova, daidzhan@mail.ru |
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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... Organization(s): Community Foundation Step by Step Country: Kazakhstan Language: English Contact: Dina Aidzhanova, daidzhan@mail.ru |
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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... Organization(s): SOFT Tulip Foundation Country: the Netherlands Language: English Contact: Eric Bloemkolk, eric.bloemkolk@softtulip.nl |
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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... Organization(s): Know How Centre Country: Serbia Language: English Contact: Tatjana Lazor Obradović, tatjana.lazor@gmail.com |
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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... Organization(s): Know How Centre Country: Serbia Language: English Contact: Milenka Matic, cpzvns@gmail.com |
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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... Organization(s): Step by Step Country: Czech Republic Language: English Contact: Jana Schierlová, jana.schierlova@sbscr.cz |
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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... Organization(s): Balkan Sunflowers Country: Kosovo Language: English Contact: Muhamet Arifi, muhamet_arifi@balkansunflowers.org |
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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... Organization(s): Aflatoun International Country: the Netherlands Language: English Contact: Tetiana van Waveren-Valkova, tetiana@aflatoun.org |
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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... Organization(s): International Child Development Initiatives ICDI Country: the Netherlands Language: English Contact: Margaret Kernan, margaret@icdi.nl |
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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... Organization(s): Wide Open School Country: Slovakia Language: English Contact: Miroslav Sklenka, miroslav.sklenka@gmail.com |
