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Early Childhood Education and Care: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Plans in Moldova, Romania, and Ukraine
Chișinău, 24 September 2024, – Government leaders, international development partners, education experts, academic representatives, and parents gathered in Chișinău to attend the interregional conference "Building bright futures beyond borders: investing in Early Childhood Education and Care." The event was organ...
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Appreciative parenting reduces parental stress and promotes a positive approach to parenting
In the first five years of life, a child's brain creates a million new neural connections every second. It's a massive, rapid development that has lifelong consequences, and parents and caregivers play a critical role in their children's development, as they are the main architects of their child's environment. Bu...
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How to become a better parent through education and communication
A parenting program developed by UNICEF and its partner, HoltIS Association, and implemented in nurseries and kindergartens in Romania, aims to help parents by reducing the stress that families experience, teaching parents to communicate better and reduce the isolation they often find themselves in, by putting the...
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"Not Easy Discussing War with Children": Ukrainian Educators on Supporting Refugee Parents
In an effort to provide comprehensive support for children's early development and address the unique challenges faced by families, UNICEF in Romania, in collaboration with HoltIs Romania, has undertaken an ambitious initiative. With support from the LEGO Foundation, the project aims to train over 650 parental edu...
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UNICEF's Commitment to Parental Education in Romania
In a world where parenting is often seen as a challenging journey, initiatives that equip parents with knowledge and skills are invaluable. UNICEF in Romania, with the support of the LEGO Foundation and in collaboration with HoltIs Romania and the Step-by-Step Center, has trained over 650 teaching staff in creches...
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"I don’t know and I can’t are just thoughts" - Horia Tecău, National Ambassador for UNICEF
ROMANIA, Brasov, 20 December 2023, - “ Don’t get bashful because we’re here. ” Horia Tecău, former tennis champion and National Ambassador for UNICEF in Romania, speaks like he plays tennis. To score. This time for 9-year-old David, who today aims to beat his own record of keeping the ball in the air. The playing ...
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Playful Classrooms: Sparking Learning, Growth and Wellbeing Through Play
Classrooms are not meant to be quiet places. There is a constant buzz of noises blending together to make up the sounds that learning creates: sounds of curiosity, of children asking questions and marveling at answers, the sounds of risks being taken and boundaries being pushed, and, perhaps more than all, the hap...
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An extra chromosome sometimes means an extra heart
Darius seems to have an extra heart. One with which he loves unconditionally and the other with which he loves again and smiles. Children often get upset if a toy is taken away from them or they are denied something. Adults also hold on to their anger for a painfully long time sometimes. Not Darius. "I learn fr...
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Standard costing for the basic financing of ante-preschool educational institutions in Romania
This report aims to develop a basic financing model for ante-preschool educational institutions in Romania, focusing on establishing a fair per capita allocation mechanism for all children of ante-preschool age. The objectives of the report include identifying budget amounts, stakeholders, and data sources, as we...
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The vulnerable children are now stronger
Moinești, Romania., Mattias, a 5 year old child with big black eyes, picks the card sporting the number 4 out of a deck of cards numbered from 0 to 9. “Well done, Mattias, now please give me the card that has your age on it” ask smiling the professional, using a tone of voice that sounds clear and determined, even...
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How play strengthens your child’s mental health
Play is how young children learn and make sense of the world around them. While they are having fun, they are working on critical parts of their development like building motor, cognitive, social and emotional skills. But the power of play extends beyond early learning: it also plays a key role in building your ch...
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Affordable childcare and quality preschool top priorities among parents across 13 countries in Europe and Central Asia - new UNICEF survey
GENEVA, 1 June 2023, – Affordable childcare and quality preschool are the top priorities among parents in 13 countries in Europe and Central Asia, according to survey findings published today by UNICEF ahead of Parenting Month, celebrated annually in June. The survey asked parents to identify which types of govern...