It’s all about the start. As part of didacta - the education trade fair the Didacta Association offers early childhood education professionals a unique range of continuing education and professional development opportunities.
The Early Education Forum serves as the annual hub for continuing education and professional development for early childhood educators at didacta. Each of the five days of the Early Education Forum focuses on a different topic through keynotes, short presentations, and panel discussions.
Securing the Future in Challenging Times - Rethinking Leadership in Childcare Centers
Childcare center directors face a wide range of challenges: Demographic shifts are transforming the labor market, qualified staff are hard to recruit, and administrative burdens are growing. At the same time, new ways of communicating and positioning the center offer opportunities to raise the profile of their facility as an attractive employer.
Strong Teams for Strong Children – Health as the Key to Quality and Good Education
Healthy daycare centers thrive when both children and staff are given equal attention. Health is far more than just an individual issue. It is a central prerequisite for educational quality, successful relationships, and sustainable learning processes—and thus a crucial factor in ensuring the daycare center’s long-term viability. This theme day explores how health-promoting conditions, a culture of mutual respect within teams and leadership, and concrete approaches for everyday educational practice can help enhance the well-being of everyone involved. Insights from research and practice demonstrate how health can be promoted at the individual, organizational, and systemic levels, while also providing early childhood educators with practical suggestions for actively shaping their own work environment in a healthy way.
Experiencing Linguistic Diversity – Resource-Based Language Education in Early Childhood Education Centers
Multilingualism is part of everyday life for many children and is a valuable resource for their development. How can we successfully value all languages, support children in their language education, and provide the best possible support for German as the language of instruction? This theme day demonstrates how a resource-oriented approach to language education highlights diversity, strengthens potential, and promotes participation.
Co-Construction as the Foundation of Contemporary Pedagogy: Between Attitude and Action
Contemporary pedagogical concepts view children as active participants in shaping their own educational processes. This theme day focuses on a dialogic approach as the common foundation for various pedagogical approaches and explores how it transforms the role of early childhood educators. The resulting shift in power toward greater participation and shared responsibility opens up new perspectives for shaping daily life in early childhood centers.
The Early Education Forum at didacta 2027 in Hanover is dedicated to the central question of how we can sustainably strengthen the foundations of our educational landscape. Under the theme “What Makes Early Education Strong - Impulses for Quality, Participation, and the Future,” the event will focus on the key drivers of modern early childhood education.
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Education at the Limit? Diversity. Quality. Innovation.
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