{"id":141,"date":"2019-07-16T07:55:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T07:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tempstudiodomain.com\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2022-08-24T11:31:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T11:31:53","slug":"early-childhood","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/en\/early-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"141\" class=\"elementor elementor-141\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-034de59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"034de59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e42760\" data-id=\"2e42760\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43971f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"43971f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Early Childhood Education<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6a9ac elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9d6a9ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ecf4029 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"ecf4029\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c18e13\" data-id=\"3c18e13\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a06bc5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a06bc5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNumerous studies have found that early childhood, meaning children\u2019s experiences in their first years of life, is critical for their well-being and mental health as well as their neurological and emotional development. It is during these years that children develop their mental and social abilities, form the way they relate to themselves and their surroundings, and shape the way their surroundings relate to them. The developmental disparities that may be created in the absence of proper care of the child during the first three years of life have become clear today just like the difficulty in compensating for it in the years that follow.\n<p><p>\nEarly preventative intervention on young children can reduce these future disparities and save the tremendous investment of effort involved in creating corrective plans. Evidence published by the World Bank shows that an additional dollar invested in quality early childhood programs yields a return of between $6 to $17 dollars. Economic research proves that greater investment during the early years of a child\u2019s development is highly lucrative and will bring greater revenue and value in the long term.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d4f9f3\" data-id=\"4d4f9f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96118a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96118a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/earlychildhood-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-285\" alt=\"Early Childhood Icon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/earlychildhood-1.png 319w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/earlychildhood-1-296x300.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-940b30f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"940b30f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6cf8cbd\" data-id=\"6cf8cbd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a67993 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a67993\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">The Problem<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60a58cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60a58cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDespite the supreme importance attributed by research to the necessity for quality early childhood care as well as the economic and ethical reasoning for such an investment, this sphere in Israel suffers from serious structural issues and a tremendous lack of resources. There is no official body in Israel that assumes comprehensive responsibility for children from when they are born.\n<p><P>\nThe array of services for young children in the State of Israel is divided on both the national and municipal levels amongst five government ministries, a range of local authorities, and dozens of organizations working on the ground.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f1c38c\" data-id=\"6f1c38c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac8574 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ac8574\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-768x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-153\" alt=\"child plays with baloon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44b35b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"44b35b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1af9a59\" data-id=\"1af9a59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e87356 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e87356\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/028.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-181\" alt=\"Children in art class\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/028.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/028-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/028-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-957beac\" data-id=\"957beac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468f208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468f208\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Consequently, there is:<\/p><ul><li>an absence of overall government policy and responsibility for the proper development of the country&#8217;s children<\/li><li>an absence of awareness of the critical importance of early childhood care and its ROI<\/li><li>an absence of coordination between the dozens of government bodies that are supposed to be responsible for the various parts of early childhood care<\/li><li>an absence of a continuum of care for children from birth until graduation<\/li><li>an absence of vision as well as of standards and monitoring of productivity<\/li><li>an absence\/reduction of budgets and potential for creating a budgetary agenda<\/li><li>an absence\/reduction of human resources\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f2d23d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4f2d23d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-55c2443\" data-id=\"55c2443\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89d3eb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89d3eb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal\">The Solution<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad65a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dad65a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Agnes and Beny Steinmetz Foundation is determined to lobby for the advancement of early childhood care by assisting in the establishment of professional municipal services within the local authorities. The foundation&#8217;s support for early childhood care as part of a framework within the local authorities is based on two demands:<\/p><ul><li>The local authority and its chairperson must have a profound dedication to the improvement of early childhood care in that respective jurisdiction.<\/li><li>The department within the local authority handling children under the age of six must assume the responsibility of appointing a director employed by the authority&#8217;s Education Department.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06cd6ea\" data-id=\"06cd6ea\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73bbdd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"73bbdd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"509\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-768x509.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-153\" alt=\"child plays with baloon\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/049.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fd72242 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"fd72242\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f6b5ed\" data-id=\"0f6b5ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-508fd14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508fd14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to help the local authority best meet these requirements in the long run, the Steinmetz Foundation works through several channels. It facilitates a training program for early childhood care directors that is run by the local authorities themselves. It also releases comprehensive annual reports about what has been done at the municipal level. In addition, it holds seminars and professional forums to give staff the relevant professional know-how and the necessary support so that they can perform their work in the best way possible.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd3b2c0 animated-slow elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"cd3b2c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38b41b2\" data-id=\"38b41b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df6519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3df6519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/086.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-157\" alt=\"Child laying his head on his mother\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/086.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/086-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8030130 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8030130\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director of Early Childhood Education in Local Authorities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37c10f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37c10f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Steinmetz Foundation believes that the local authorities have the chance to effect profound change and encourages them to appoint an early childhood education director within their Education Departments. The director&#8217;s role would be to enable the authority to assume responsibility for the education of local children and to develop a comprehensive doctrine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c69f4d elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6c69f4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/en\/early-childhood\/municipal-early-childhood-education-director\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e95414b\" data-id=\"e95414b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c11d803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c11d803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/087.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-158\" 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It is for this reason that it is so important to the foundation to ensure the development of expertise in this field. Furthermore, the foundation has been working with the forum of early childhood education administrators and the forum of healthcare professionals at the Family Health Centers to spearhead a broader collaborative effort. The foundation also holds seminars some three times a year by request of municipal authority staff.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc3aef0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fc3aef0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steinmetz-foundation.co.il\/en\/forum\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">The Forum of Community Child Development Departments<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Childhood Education Numerous studies have found that early childhood, meaning children\u2019s experiences in their first years of life, is critical for their well-being and mental health as well as their neurological and emotional development. 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