Newer Game Libraries in the V4 countries - closed

ENGLISH BELOW Another Toy Library opens in Hungary! The Partners Hungary Foundation, in a consortium partnership with the Józsefváros Kindergartens, the Slovak Nadacia Skola Dokoran and the Czech Open Society Foundation, has won a grant for the development of Toy Libraries in Hungary under the "Visegrad Grants" competition.
ENGLISH BELOW
Another Toy Library opens in Hungary! Partners Hungary Foundation, in a consortium partnership with Józsefváros Kindergartens, Nadacia Skola Dokoran from Slovakia and the Czech Open Society Foundation, has won a grant for the development of Toy Libraries in Hungary under the "Visegrad Grants" competition. The long-term goal of the project is to establish and support 6 Toy Libraries in 6 municipalities in the V4 countries, using the evidence-based Toy for Inclusion approach.

What is the aim of the programme and who is involved?

Our aim is to:
  • engaging hard-to-reach children and their families in quality, inclusive, non-formal, community-based early childhood education and learning initiatives,
  • facilitate their smooth transition to primary education,
  • improve their educational experience and performance in the long term.

The Toy Libraries are designed and run by local action teams made up of representatives from local education, health and social services. We pride ourselves on creating another developmental and community opportunity, using play as a universal tool to support children's optimal development

We create opportunities - mostly for those in need, but for all children and families in the community - to play, talk, create and, as they grow, experience community, belonging and their own individual identities.
We are very fond of the programme, as we can already see how much a Toy Library can become part of the local community, whose acquisition plan, opening hours and programmes - in accordance with local needs and development objectives - have been drawn up by professionals who are responsible for the preservation of children's physical, mental and spiritual health and development, their learning and institutional education.
Find out more about how the Toy Library works, what those involved in organising and running the events have to say, and what steps are involved before the Toy Library opens: click here!
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6 NEW PLAYHUBS OPEN IN V4 COUNTRIES THANKS TO VISEGRAD FUND

 

The long term goal of the project is to establish and support 6 Playhubs in 6 localities in the V4 countries by applying the evidence based Toy for Inclusion approach. Our goal is to engage the hard to reach children and their families in quality, inclusive, non-formal, community-based ECEC initiatives, to facilitate their smooth transition into primary education, improve their educational experience and performance in long term. These Play Hubs are designed and run by Local Action Teams composed by representatives of local education, health and social services.

 

The project consortium consists of the following organisations:

A projektek eredményei/Project results

We believe it is important to make the steps of the Toy Library development process accessible to as many interested communities as possible.
The Hungarian and English Game Library materials HERE you can read.
We consider it important that the steps for creating PlayHubs are available to as many professionals working with underprivileged communities as possible. PlayHub documents in Hungarian and English are available HERE.
Elkészültek a Játéktár anyagok lengyel nyelven is!
Now PlayHub Cost Assessment and FAQ's are available in Polish language as well.

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