By Nicole Hsu, 2024
A quick Google search of the workforce crisis in early care and education (ECE) results in hundreds of news articles. There are daily headlines about families struggling to find care for their children and programs closing down due to staffing shortages.
At the same time, a
Sharing key information and strategies
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'CHD Europe intends to share information and resources related to science, legal action, petitions and advocacy in Europe. We encourage the development of a collective information network. People from all countries feel the need to join forc
In very general terms we can put the people around children who have significant challenges to development and learning into two groups: the professional body and the family body
In the family body are families who have or had children of any age with these challenges. Parents, people in a parental
Is some paediatric therapy a hangover from an out-dated medical approach?
It is obvious that early child and family support services and systems must be adapted to local culture, family structures, traditions and resources. It is equally obvious that when we design or modify an early child and famil
Read more: Reducing hospital visits to improve inclusion in early child and family support
Paper by Irene Bertana, 2022
The aim of this paper is to raise awareness on what family-centred Early Childhood Intervention is and why it is needed.
The paper further highlights key challenges in the creation of ECI systems and formulates recommendations for the European Union (EU) and its Member S
Read more: Family-centred Early Childhood Intervention: The best start in life
In this video, learn more about how play can foster children's resilience to hardship, and how the complex interactions involved when children play help build their brains.
Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjoyBZYk2zI&t=1s
Read more: Play in Early Childhood: The Role of Play in Any Setting - VIDEO
A Missão da ANIP é desenvolver, implementar e disseminar Práticas Recomendadas em Intervenção Precoce na Infância para responder às necessidades das famílias, profissionais e agentes da comunidade, de forma individualizada e qualificada, com vista a promover o desenvolvimento da criança dos 0-6
Read more: ANIP - Associação Nacional de Intervenção Precoce
Extracts from PRECI newsletter -
PRECI welcomes the final report from the NDIS Review and commends the strong focus on children and their families, and the development of a unified ecosystem of support. The renewed focus on early identification of emerging developmental concerns an
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