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New Play Hub children’s book published! Mia goes on an adventure with mom
A brand-new children’s book inspired by the TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs has been developed and published! Mia Goes on an Adventure with Mom draws from the real-life experiences of families participating in the Play Hubs in Europe. The book was written by ICDI intern Paz Heusser Ferrés and illustrated by Emily Oxenaar, who was…
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Play Hubs in Hungary: Monitoring and Evaluation report, Executive Summary
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Workers from the first Play Hub in Ukraine participate in a learning exchange in Slovakia
The Play Hub staff and Local Action Team (LAT) members from the first Play Hub in Kyiv, Ukraine, participated in a 3-day learning exchange in Slovakia visiting Wide Open School-Skola Dokoran Play and Learning Hubs. This event, which took place in September 2023, marked a significant milestone for the newly launched Play Hub in Kyiv,…
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TOY for Inclusion: What Works Guide
TOY for Inclusion will demonstrate that social cohesion is possible. It will do so through building relationships between Roma and non-Roma young children and their families, and supporting interactions in safe play spaces across all generations. This guide documents the promising practices of the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Play Hubs, which support integration…
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‘Play for Inclusion’ Handbook: a new resource for professionals working with refugee children and their caregivers
ICDI is happy to share the ‘Play for Inclusion’ Handbook, a new resource for practitioners who work in non-formal early childhood education and care (ECEC) services supporting the integration and psychosocial well-being of young refugee children and their caregivers. Around 7.9 million Ukrainian refugees were registered across Europe since the beginning of the war. Of these, 40%…
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TOY for Inclusion is now kicking off in the Netherlands!
On Friday 4 October, Iara de Witte, from Leger des Heils and Giulia Cortellesi from ICDI jointly facilitated the training for the TOY for Inclusion Local Action Teams for the Ede and Eschede ECEC Play Hubs. Participants included representatives from the two municipalities, social workers, Roma activists and education practitioners. They have already been working together…
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Blog: Reflections on a work trip to Hungary during my internship
Blog by Lal Koyuncu – My internship with ICDI’s Early Years Team started back in January, and the project TOY for Inclusion, coordinated by ICDI in cooperation with the Romani Early Years Network was one of the projects that I spent hours and hours working on. Two weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending the TOY for…
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Training of trainers: ICDI hosted participants from 7 EU countries
Last week, 20 professionals were trained in Leiden. Together with ISSA, ICDI has developed a toolkit to support practitioners and other stakeholders in the development of skills and competences to organise Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) activities. These activities involve young children of all backgrounds, their families and older adults. During the 3-day training, participants have been…
