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ARNEC hosts Social and Emotional Learning training for ECEC practitioners

ARNEC hosts Social and Emotional Learning training for ECEC practitioners

Under the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative (ECWI), the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC) in partnership with UNESCO

Increasing representation among Roma early childhood practitioners

 The Young Roma Teachers program, developed by Bulgarian organization Trust for Social Achievement (TSA), employs Roma student-teachers in local
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The Initiative launches a new phase of work

After the development of an extended partnership and a refreshed theory of change, the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative (ECWI) partners began
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Expanded partnership strengthens the Initiative

Although ground-breaking documents have been published and heavily endorsed (e.g., SDGs and the LANCET series on Advancing ECD from Science to Scale
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Webinar focused on parenting support for mental health

Research shows that optimal development in the early years is highly dependent on the quality of the caregiving environment provided by parents—
Foundational training on psychological first aid (PFA) and trauma-informed practices for young children and their caregivers

ISSA organizes foundational training on psychological first aid and trauma-informed practices to build capacity in 15 countries

Currently, pre-and in-service training of early childhood education and care (ECEC) workforce tends to overlook mental health topics related to