At the end of 2025, Mercedes Mayol Lassalle concludes her term as World President of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP), a position she held from 2020 to…
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Call for Submissions for special issue of International Journal of Early Childhood “Peace in Early Childhood: Foundations for Just and Inclusive Societies”
The International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC) invites submissions for a special issue focused on Peace in Early Childhood, a theme of growing urgency and global significance. Anchored in OMEP’s…
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OMEP World publishes a reflection on the education debate in Argentina
OMEP World has published a new opinion piece by its World President, Mercedes Mayol Lassalle, entitled “What education do we want for the country we dream of? Argentina in a…
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OMEP World Declaration 2025 – “Foundational Learning, Creativity, and Culture in Early Childhood”
OMEP shares its World Declaration 2025, approved by broad consensus at the 77th World Assembly held in Bologna, Italy, and formally adopted at the Extraordinary Assembly on November 29, 2025.We…
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International Children’s Day – 36th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Today, November 20, as the world commemorates International Children’s Day and the 36th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, OMEP joins with sensitivity and commitment those…
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The Toy Libraries Project Webinar: learning life through play
Within the UNESCO Participation Programme 2024–2025, UNESCO approved OMEP’s global initiative “The Toy Libraries Project: Learning Life through Play”, implemented in Kenya, Sierra Leone, and the Democratic Republic of Congo.Supported by UNESCO and…
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OMEP at the 43rd UNESCO General Conference
OMEP proudly participates in the 43rd Session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Representing the organization, Gilles Pétreault, President of OMEP France and OMEP representative at UNESCO, joins…
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OMEP at the Second World Summit for Social Development – Doha, Qatar (4–6 November 2025)
The World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) will participate in the Second World Summit for Social Development (WSSD), convened by the United Nations in Doha, Qatar, from 4 to…
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OMEP at the School Leadership Matters Summit 2025: Strengthening Educational Leadership in the Global South
The World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) will participate in the School Leadership Matters Summit 2025, a virtual event co-organized by UNESCO (through the Global Education Monitoring Report) and…
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Call for contributions: International Journal of Early Childhood
The International Journal of Early Childhood (IJEC), the research journal of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP), invites contributions for the special issue “Leaning into the Future: Rethinking Teachers, Pedagogy,…
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