European Projects

PINN – Report of 4th Learning Exchange Visit
The fourth and final International Learning Exchange Visit of the cross-national EU PINN Project, took place virtually on 2, 3 and 4 November 2020. Our goal for this learning exchange visit was to get a better understanding of the role maternity services and parenting support play in prevention and early intervention. The participants and panelists also shared experiences about how COVID-19 is affecting maternity, ECEC, community development and parenting support services and the adaptations that are being made to keep services open for young children’s and their parents’ wellbeing.

3rd Erasmus+ PINN Learning Exchange Visit to the Netherlands October 2019
The city of Leiden in The Netherlands was the location for the third International Learning Exchange which took place between 14 and 16 October 2019. The local organizer was International Child Development Initiatives (ICDI), along with Stichting JES Rijnland and the...

2nd Erasmus+ PINN Learning Exchange Visit to Portugal January 2019
Learning Visit exchange to University of Coimbra, Portugal. In January 2019, 12 participants from Ireland, Norway and The Netherlands went on the second Learning Exchange Visit of the PINN project to Portugal. It was facilitated by the faculty of Psychology and...

1st Erasmus+ PINN Learning Exchange Visit to Norway May 2018
May 2018- The First PINN learning exchange to the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, Norway has been a successful one. From research presentations, debates, discussions and visits, to family support and educational settings, the learning exchange is building...

Proactive International Network for Newborn and Young Children (PINN)
September 1, 2017 – August 31, 2020 One in four children under the age of six in Europe is at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Prevention and early intervention practices and approaches have been proven to be effective in addressing these challenges, particularly...