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Places to Grow | Policy in Practice: Strategies for Municipal Engagement in ECD

On May 6th, Places to Grow* hosted the Collective Learning online event, “Policy in Practice: Strategies for Municipal Engagement in Early Childhood Development (ECD)". Local governments are essential allies in scaling early childhood development (ECD) services. However, securing their support is not always easy. This session explored practical strategies, real-life case studies, and communication tools that have helped successfully engage municipal leaders and make ECD a shared priority. Yiğit Aksakoğlu, Early Childhood Development policy practitioner, shared insights from his extensive work scaling early childhood services through municipal systems. Drawing on experiences from initiatives in Turkey, including home-visiting programs, child-friendly urban planning, and the use of various data sets, Yiğit discussed the challenges of building political will, aligning stakeholders, and embedding services into public infrastructure. He also highlighted key obstacles and ways to overcome them to ensure sustainable and scalable early childhood services. The event was open to all and was hosted by Holis Lab as part of the Places to Grow Program. *Places to Grow is a catalyst for excellence in early childhood development, education and care in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia, aiming at strengthening relationships between organisations active in social services, education, advocacy and research. Find out more at www.placestogrow.eu.