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First Years, First Priority campaign partners call on EU leaders to support and promote greater investment in early childhood development

First Years, First Priority Messages to Political Groups in the European Parliament Ahead of the European Parliament elections in June 2024, we urge …

Campaign National Coordinator in Romania gathers 150 early education inspectors

150 inspectors for early education and representatives of early education services in Romania participated between 24 and 27 April at a working meeting …

Making the case for an integrated Early Childhood system in Bulgaria

On the 12th of January 2023, the First Years First Priority (FYFP) campaign national coordinator in Bulgaria, took part in the largest roundtable …

New Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success

In November 2022, Member States adopted a Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success, aimed at promoting better educational outcomes and reducing early …

European Commission recommends investment in early childhood education and care in 2023

In November 2022, the European Semester Autumn Package was launched, comprising policies and guidelines for 2023. Within the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey, the …

Blog: The 15th European Platform for Roma Inclusion

Blog by Tomas de Jong, European Public Health Alliance Each year, the European Platform for Roma Inclusion is organised to bring together the …

Blog: Early childhood intervention can help children manage the unique challenges of growing up in 2022

Blog by Parents Plus a charity from Ireland delivering parenting and mental health programmes to professionals. Quality of parenting is the single most …

Campaign partners meet decision makers in Brussels to discuss how to fight poverty and social exclusion in early childhood

On 29 November 2022, the International Step by Step Association (ISSA) and Eurochild, co-leaders of the First Years, First Priority campaign held a …

Congress on the influence of neuroscience on early childhood care and education

The congress on the influence of neuroscience in the development and education of young children has been co-organised by UNESCO, Ensemble for Early …