The care and promotion of early childhood is a key priority in all societies because the children of today are the youth of the future. Therefore, all education and socialization agencies are working vigorously to ensure a safe and stable childhood. Responsibilities are distributed in the care and education of children, starting from the family and the group to which the child belongs; as well as society in general, which is handled by various ministries in countries, including specifically the ministries of education and social development.

Looking at the categories of Palestinian society, we find that it is a young society and most of its members are children and young people. According to the statistics of the Central Statistical Organization, the number of children under the age of eighteen in Palestine reached 2,311,396 children, while the number of children under the age of four reached 718,923 children. There is great emphasis on the importance of caring for this group, especially pre-school stage, whether in nurseries, kindergartens, or other institutions that care for early childhood.

Great efforts have been made in sponsoring this category by governmental, private and international institutions. Various programs have been presented to this category, the latest of which is the CARE project. This project is a structural project, meaning that it is a project that deals with activities related to changing various policies and programs in improving and promoting early childhood in Palestine, including shedding light on the reality of early childhood in Palestine through a scientific conference that discusses all aspects related to childhood in Palestine.

Based on the above, the idea of the conference is to examine and address the reality of early childhood in Palestine, with a focus on the reality of socialization in Palestine through its various agencies, whether the family, nursery or kindergarten.

Al-Quds Open University invites you, through the Early Childhood Promotion Project in Palestine funded by Erasmus and in partnership with the European and local universities partnering in the project, to submit scientific papers within the themes of the conference, which will be held in Ramallah

Conference objectives

1. Shine a light on the reality of kindergartens and nursery provision.
2. Explore and identify successful experiences and initiatives in the field of early childhood.
3. Involve the local community and its various stakeholders in advocating for children’s rights and achieving civic and community participation in caring for children at an early age.
4. Produce a number of advanced research outputs in the field of early childhood, in partnership with partner European universities