International Step by Step Association

International Step by Step Association (ISSA) Within its network, ISSA supports a wide array of programs that collectively provide a comprehensive set of educational services and advocacy tools intended to influence policy reform for families and children, with a special focus on the years from birth through primary school (ISSA, n.d.) The global network offer memberships to individuals and nongovernment organizations. The main objective of this organization is that all children will have equal access to quality education, by implementing the Step by Step Program. This is especially for early years from birth to five years old. The hope is that children will become life-long learners that are equipped to make decisions that ensure success in an open society. Believing parents are the first teachers a child encounters strong parental involvement is encouraged. They also believe in community sharing of resources and ideas help accomplish these goals for all children. In one of the latest global meetings, sponsored by ISSA, several objectives were concluded as part of promoting quality within its program. One objective is to improve the quality of in-service training for new EC teachers. Another objective is to bring professional development and higher education into a modernized state by addressing global societal changes. As societies change new needs for children arises. One proposed way of doing this is by connecting higher education institutes with EC communities and programs. International Step by Step Association http://www.issa.nl/