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TOY for Inclusion presented at the ISSA pre-conference workshop

June 17, 2019 |

On 17 June, 20 ECEC experts from 15 countries took part in the ISSA pre-conference workshop titled ‘From Hard to Reach Families to Easy to Reach Services’, co-organised by ICDI and JES Rijnland.

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Intergenerational experiment reaches Dutch television

April 18, 2019 |

The Dutch version of the intergenerational experiment titled ‘Old Peoples Home for 4-Year-Olds’ is currently being broadcast on the Dutch national TV station NPO 1. The 4-part documentary series is called ‘Kleuters Tegen Kwalen’ or Toddlers preventing illness is following the same format as the original Channel 4 series which was a TV sensation in the UK in 2018.

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TOY for Inclusion features on European Commission newsletter

April 5, 2019 |

The TOY for Inclusion project was chosen by DG Justice (Rights Equality and Citizenship Programme) as one of the two best practice project to be highlighted in their first ever newsletter.

It’s four thousand the total number of children involved in the TOY for Inclusion Play Hubs throughout Europe so far. In the next two years, TOY for Inclusion will open eight new Play Hubs and expand to two new countries.

 

Young and old defy loneliness in violent Rio favela

March 8, 2019 |
As part of their Crossing Divides season, BBC News yesterday broadcast this 3-minute film about the power of contact between young children and older adults in the harsh environment of the City of God favela in Rio de Janeiro.  View and be inspired!

Register now for the TOY Online Course that starts on 4th March

February 4, 2019 |

We are happy to open the registrations for the new edition of the TOY Online Course.

After the very successful first edition of the course at the end of 2018, which saw the participation of hundreds of learners from all around the world, the new course will start on 4 March 2019.

Click here to register.

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