UNICEF publish handbook for developing ‘Child Friendly Cities’ September: Developments in child and family policy in the EU It will include information about a wide spectrum of developments, including legislative changes, new programmes and new evaluation tools.Īugust: Developments in child and family policy in the EU The 2018 theme will be ‘Shared Parenting, Social Justice and Children´s Rights’.ĮPIC presents new developments in child and family policy in EU countries The European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) presents a round-up of the latest developments in child and family policy in EU member states over the past month.Įvery month, a news item will be published, collating information about new policies and initiatives in member states. The conference, which will take place under the auspices of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, will focus on the implementation of children’s rights in the context of parental separation and divorce. 4th International Conference on Shared Parenting The conference, organised by Eurochild and hosted by Croatian NGO Society "Our Children" Opatija, will bring together approximately 300 participants including policymakers, public sector workers, children’s rights professionals and children. Eurochild Conference 2018 - Building a better Europe with children: All aboard! The programme has been categorised as a promising practice against the EPIC evaluation framework. The goal of SPELL is to increase children’s language and preliteracy skills. The curriculum implemented in RIA was adapted into SPELL a version that is specific to the Danish context and language. SPELL is an adapted version of a previously studied programme, Read It Again-PreK! (RIA, Justice & McGinty, 2013). Structured Preschool Efforts in Language and Literacy (SPELL) is a 20-week small-group intervention which uses storybook reading and provides an explicit scope and sequence of language and literacy education. SPELL: Structured Preschool Efforts in Language and Literacy New Evidence-Based Practice uploaded to the European Platform for Investing in Children (EPIC) website Users can search for practices by country, 2013 Recommendation Pillar, age group, target group, and type of implementing organisation. Their evidence level is determined using an evaluation framework which looks at three main criteria: 1) evidence of effectiveness 2) transferability and, 3) enduring impact of the practice. The repository presents practices that have been categorised as ‘Best’, ‘Promising’ or ‘Emergent’ practices based on the quality of their evidence. The memo is part of a series of short policy memos focusing on topics relevant to child welfare aimed at policymakers, researchers and practitioners.Ī core part of EPIC is the repository of Evidence-Based Practices for child wellbeing and development. These include accreditation schemes, financial support for making workplaces more family-friendly, and the dissemination of information about family-friendly working practices. It provides examples both of legislative provisions for flexible working and non-legislative initiatives that attempt to promote and support family-friendly workplaces. This EPIC policy memo, Family-friendly workplaces: Overview of policies and initiatives in Europe, provides an overview of the policies and initiatives in member states that support family-friendly workplaces. Family-friendly workplaces can help to achieve the realisation of this right by allowing parents flexibility in their working hours and location so that they can also fulfil their caring responsibilities. In some countries, this figure was well over 50%.Īn appropriate work-life balance is part of the European Pillar of Social Rights. Almost 40% of respondents to the 2016 European Quality of Life Survey stated that they found it difficult to fulfil their family responsibilities because of time spent at work. Many parents in the European Union still find it very difficult to combine work and family responsibilities. EPIC publishes new policy memo on supporting family-friendly workplaces
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