Lembang, Indonesia – 15 September 2026 SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP) welcomed representatives from the Embassy of the United Republic of Tanzania in Indonesia for a knowledge exchange visit focused on strengthening early childhood care and education (ECCE). The visit provided an opportunity for both parties to share experiences, discuss ECCE approaches, and explore potential areas of future collaboration in supporting children and families.
Bandung, 26 August 2026- The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP) had welcomed an audience visit from the Ikatan Guru Aisyiyah Bustanul Athfal (IGABA) to discuss potential collaboration in human resource development, particularly in strengthening the capacity of Kindergarten Aisyiyah teachers across Indonesia. The meeting had provided a platform for both institutions to discuss various forms of collaboration, including teacher training programmes, seminars, and joint research opportunities in the field of early childhood care and education (ECCE)
Vietnam, 24 August 2026 – The Director of SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP), Prof. Vina Adriany, M.Ed., Ph.D., was invited as a speaker at an international symposium on Global South Studies, which was held from 21–24 August 2026 in Vietnam. During the symposium, Prof. Vina Adriany presented her research on young children’s understanding of historical events. Her presentation highlighted the ways young children developed meanings and interpretations of historical narratives, as well as the importance of providing meaningful and age-appropriate approaches in early childhood education to support children’s engagement with history and social contexts.
Jakarta, 11 August 2026 – The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP), in collaboration with Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) and Universitas Muhammadiyah Prof. Dr. Hamka (UHAMKA), strengthened research collaboration to map early childhood teachers’ competencies in numeracy instruction through the Coaching Pilot Study of Instrument Development for Mapping Kindergarten Teachers\' Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching.
Bandung, Indonesia, 2 August 2026 – The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP) officially welcomed a delegation from PERMATA Division, Malaysia for the Regional Training on Child Rights-Based Early Childhood Education through the Our Happy Neighbourhood (OHN) Module, held from 2–7 August 2026 in Bandung, Indonesia.
Bandung, Indonesia, 30 July 2026- SEAMEO Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP) welcomed a delegation from the Government of Palembang City to explore strategic collaboration in strengthening Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) and family education.
Bandung, 20 July 2026 – The SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP), in collaboration with the National Holistic-Integrative Early Childhood Development (PAUD HI) Coalition, the Directorate of Early Childhood Education, the Directorate of Kindergarten Teachers and Special Education (GTK PK) under the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education of Indonesia, and with the support of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood (ARNEC), officially launched the Workshop on Developing the Climate Change Training Module Framework for Early Childhood Educators in Bandung.
Chonburi, Thailand, 15 July 2026 – Following the conclusion of the SEAMEO Centre Directors Meeting (CDM) 2026, held on 14–15 July 2026 in Chonburi, Thailand, the SEAMEO Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP) signed Cooperation Agreements (CAs) with SEAMEO INNOTECH and SEAMEO STEM-ED to strengthen regional collaboration in advancing research, innovation, and capacity building in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE).
Singapore, 12 July 2026 – Prof. Vina Adriany, Director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Regional Centre for Early Childhood Care Education and Parenting (SEAMEO CECCEP), served as a keynote speaker at the PECERA (Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association) Annual Conference 2026, held from 10–12 July 2026 in Singapore. The conference brought together researchers, academics, policymakers, and practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region to discuss current issues and innovations in early childhood education and care
Magelang, 10 July 2026 – In support of improving the quality of social services for children, Widodo Suhartoyo, Deputy Director for Program of SEAMEO CECCEP, served as a resource person at the Capacity Development Program for Child Welfare Institutions (Lembaga Kesejahteraan Sosial Anak/LKSA) in Child Social Services, organized by the Directorate of Child Social Rehabilitation from 8–10 July 2026 at LKSA Darul Khikmah Putra Borobudur, Magelang Regency, Central Java.