ARNEC-UBS project site visits highlight effective communication strategies
The visit highlighted the importance of using local language in effectively communicating key messages on early childhood development (ECD), making sessions more relatable and accessible for families.
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Advocacy : Responsive Caregiving and Playful Parenting
Organisation : ARNEC
ARNEC cites gains in UBS-assisted parenting project in Indonesia, Philippines in ASEAN SEAMEO forum
To support the empowerment of parents and caregivers for ECD, ARNEC Executive Director Evelyn Santiago emphasised efforts to enhance the competencies of parents, caregivers, and early childhood workers through the MORECare4YoungChildren Project.
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Advocacy : Responsive Caregiving and Playful Parenting
Organisation : ARNEC
ARNEC supports ASEAN SEAMEO Joint Roadmap
ARNEC was among the partners invited to receive a copy of the ASEAN SEAMEO Roadmap for ECCE. Other ARNEC partners who also received the Roadmap included UNESCO Jakarta, SEAMEO-CECCEP, and the Tanoto Foundation. These organisations were recognised as partners committed to supporting ECCE through the roadmap.
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Advocacy : ECD Governance, Policy, and Financing
Organisation : ARNEC
Registrations Open - PECERA 2026 Conference
Registrations for the Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) 2026 Conference are open!
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Advocacy : ECD Governance, Policy, and Financing
Organisation : Singapore University of Social Sciences
2026 International Leadership Research Forum
ILRF–EC 2026 invites participants from around the world to collaborate, reimagine, and co-lead the changes needed in a world shaped by shifting global challenges, technological disruptions, and growing diversity.
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Advocacy : ECD Governance, Policy, and Financing
Organisation : Singapore University of Social Sciences
ARNEC holds knowledge exchange for UBS project
ARNEC gathered national and local partners this week for a knowledge exchange aimed at strengthening early childhood programs under the MORECare4YoungChildren Project supported by the UBS Optimus Foundation.
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Advocacy : Responsive Caregiving and Playful Parenting
Organisation : ARNEC
ARNEC joins UNESCO Bangkok, KIX EMAP forum advancing ECCE
In November, ARNEC collaborated with UNESCO Bangkok and KIX EMAP Hub to host a webinar that advanced Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Asia-Pacific region. The webinar presented the recently published Asia-Pacific ECCE Regional Factsheet.
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Advocacy : ECD Governance, Policy, and Financing
Organisation : ARNEC
ARNEC promotes evidence use in enhancing system-level change for parenting, caregiving in UNESCO Bangkok forum
ARNEC collaborated with UNESCO Bangkok and the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Pacific (EMAP) Hub to host a webinar on 12 November 2025, advancing Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Advocacy : Responsive Caregiving and Playful Parenting
Organisation : ARNEC
Ensure the safety and protection of young children and their families during super typhoons and earthquakes in the Philippines and other countries
Young children are being repeatedly uprooted and displaced by storms that have grown larger and more destructive because of climate change.
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Advocacy : Clean, safe and sustainable environment
Organisation : ARNEC
ARNEC and HI ECD Coalition Organise "Father’s Class" to Strengthen Male Engagement in Parenting
The M-nurturing Project organised a “Father’s Class” in Pancoran Mas District in Depok City, Indonesia, to raise awareness about the importance of fathers and male engagement in parenting. Seventy-three fathers attended the class where they learnt about games and storytelling while understanding how fathers play an equal and vital role in raising children.
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Advocacy : Responsive Caregiving and Playful Parenting
Organisation : ARNEC