- Country of residence/work
- Netherlands
- Geographical scope
- Albania
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czechia
- Estonia
- European Union
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kosovo
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Türkiye
- Level of education focus
- Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
- Thematic areas covered
- Education for preparedness
- Governance of education
- Monitoring and quality assurance
- Quality and inclusive education for all
- Teachers and trainers
- Whole-school and whole-system approaches and partnerships in education
- Methodological expertise
- Qualitative methods
- Stakeholder consultations
- Organisation
- ISSA (International Step by Step Association)
Contact
Dr. Mihaela Ionescu is Program Director at ISSA (International Step by Step Association), where she leads strategic program development to advance quality, equitable early childhood services across Europe and Central Asia. With over 30 years' experience, Mihaela has served as a teacher, researcher, policy developer, and trainer. She coordinated national early childhood programs at Romania's Ministry of Education and consulted for UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority. She holds a doctorate in Education Sciences and is a lead author/editor of key publications on quality and equity and cross-sectoral coordination in early childhood.