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INTESYS Newsletter April 2019 – Sharing the achievements of the INTESYS Consortium; exploring pathways forward
Sharing the achievements of the INTESYS Consortium
April 2019
INTESYS Toolkit
The recently finalised toolkit proposes a Reference Framework for Integration
in Early Childhood Systems and a journey towards integration accompanied
by guiding questions, tools, recommendations and tips for practitioners
interested in better coordinating the services for young children. It is an
inspiring and versatile resource that can be easily adapted to various contexts
across and within countries around the world. The INTESYS Toolkit is an
innovative resource which has been developed based on a literature review
and European survey carried out at the beginning of the project and tested
and refined in the pilots carried out in Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Slovenia.
You can access the full Toolkit here.
Evaluation Report The evaluation of INTESYS looked at both the processes and outcomes of all activities carried out in the
project. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected to measure the value to the index of integration at
the beginning and at the end of the project. The result: A significant increase in the value of the index of
integration in all pilots was noted. Professionals and different stakeholders have recognized an increased
collaboration and coordination among early childhood services across sectors, and an improvement of their
knowledge and practices due to the cross-sectoral professional development activities, networking and
coordination meetings facilitated in different pilots. Parents also indicated that they witnessed a more child
and family-centered approach from services.
Read more from the Evaluation Reports here.
Policy Recommendations Strengthening integration in the early childhood systems required action at practitioner level but also at
policy level. The lessons learned from pilot interventions in Belgium, Italy, Portugal, and Slovenia highly
contributed to shaping cross-country and in-country policy recommendations for strengthening integration
INTESYS Newsletter April 2019 – Sharing the achievements of the INTESYS Consortium; exploring pathways forward
in the early childhood systems. Theory and practice solidly blended into several rationales for integration
that were translated into 17 recommendations at local, national and European level.
Read Policy Recommendations here.
INTESYS Conference
The INTESYS closing conference, Strengthening integration within early childhood systems – why and
how?, was a unique opportunity to learn more about the project and project results. The occasion brought
together European and national policy makers and program implementers to discuss about the rationale
for strengthening integration in the early childhood systems and about ways in which it can be achieved.
Two panels nurtured the learning during the conference.
Representatives from the pilots took part in a Representatives
from the pilots took part in a panel on lessons learned from
INTESYS. Panelists included:
Liesbeth Lambert (VBJK)
Mateja Režek (Step by Step Center for Quality in Education –
Pedagogical Institute),
Marzia Sica (Compagnia di San Paolo)
Alexandra Marques (Aga Khan Foundation)
INTESYS Newsletter April 2019 – Sharing the achievements of the INTESYS Consortium; exploring pathways forward
The second panel
discussion on
policy
recommendations
included
policymakers at the
national and
European level. The
panelists were:
Katrien Verhegge,
Governmental
Agency Kind en
Gezin, Belgium
Emanuela Rossini, Member of the Italian Parliament, Commission for Policy of the European Union
Stanko Baluh, The Office for National Minorities of the Republic of Slovenia
Geraldine Libreau, Early Childhood Education and Care, Directorate General Education, Youth, Sport
and Culture, European Commission
Filipe Almeida, Portugal Social Innovation
The panels provided insights from the policy and practice perspective into critical changes that are needed
at local, country and European level for enabling the integrated working across sectors, services and levels
of governance. Mindset, political will and support and funding were among the key words.
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INTESYS Newsletter April 2019 – Sharing the achievements of the INTESYS Consortium; exploring pathways forward