On June 1-2 2022, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara and UNICEF in partnership with Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University held the First International Conference in Georgia on Quality Early Childhood Education and Care: Challenges, Approaches, New Perspectives in the Context of Local and International Practices.

Thematic strands of the ECEC 2022

1. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood education and care

2. Challenges, innovative and alternative approaches to early childhood education

3. Professional competencies, pre-service training, professional development opportunities and challenges in the field of early childhood education and care

4. Governance, policy and financing of early childhood education, regulations, national standards in the field of early childhood education

5. Parental engagement and support for positive parenting

6. Inclusive practice, early intervention, opportunities for multidisciplinary cooperation in the context of early childhood education

7. Child rights in the context of early childhood education