International Organizations

The organizations that I chose are

1. The Association for Childhood Education International. The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) is a global community dedicated to promoting the optimal education and development of children in a changing world. The Association today is both a knowledge broker for innovative practices and an advocate for education and children's rights. These key areas of focus have evolved from the Association's vibrant and active past. As social change agents, ACEI members have involved themselves in various critical societal issues over the years in their efforts to ensure that children around the world are protected, supported, and educated in an equitable fashion that allows them to reach their true potential.

2. International Early Childhood Education- International’s Early Education Services (EES) was launched in India in 2007 to tackle some of the major challenges facing early childhood education in India, including a lack of:

• Updated national early childhood education standards
• A national licensing and accreditation system
• Child care resource and referral system
• Professional development system 

3. UNICEF- 
UNICEF focuses on three areas of intervention for early childhood development: quality basic health, education and protection services; good care practices for children within the family and community; and early child development policies.  UNICEF works with governments and other partners to achieve the following objectives to increase the likelihood of all disadvantaged children benefitting from interventions:

• Improved service delivery capacity for early childhood development at the national, district and local levels;
• Improved family and community care practices for survival, growth and development;
• Develop policies and coordinating structures to include early childhood development into national development plans, funding and mechanisms;
• Increased ability to monitor child development and family care competencies for informed decision-making;
• Young children included in programming and policies in emergency response -providing play and learning to ensure their continued development