INTRODUCING
WORLD ASSOCIATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS (AMEI-WAECE)
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AMEI-WAECE is a participative
and democratic non-governmental organization, not for profit,
to service the educators of the smallest children to facilitate
the elements that in any part of the world are demonstrating
a better adequacy to their interests and development.
The bylaws of the Association were approved on May 20, 1992,
and the Association was registered as a movement for the pedagogical
renovation of early childhood in the Ministry of Education of
Spain, where the headquarters were established. On October 2004,
the by-laws were adjusted to the current Spanish Law of Associations.
Our registration number in the Registry of Association is 109-157
and our fiscal identification number as a non profit association
is G-80605629.
The World
Association of Early Childhood Educators has several registered
websites. The main one is www.waece.org. The mailing list
of the association is registered in the Agency of Data Protection
with number 2023100019
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The
World Association of Early Childhood Educators was born as the result
of meetings among professionals of the field from different countries
during the First International Conference on Early Childhood Education
held in 1991 in Vitoria, Spain. During this meeting, the need for
contacts and exchange of experiences among educators around the
world became evident.
The early childhood professionals
that met there came to the conclusion that although there were already
several international organizations with education or under privileged
children as their main objective, there were no organizations that
effectively supported the classroom teacher in her daily work and
that there was a clear need for this support.
At the time of its inception, these
were the basic objectives of the association:
• To make it possible for
every child under six years of age, to exercise his right to an
early educational service, to fully develop his capabilities,
personal criteria, moral and social responsibility, according
to article 7 of the Declaration on Child Rights of the United
Nations Organization.
• Provide the members of WAECE
with as much information and training as possible on the trends
and latest research work in the field of early education.
• To help educators from around
the world to make contact with each other.
• To make the International
Community aware of the importance of this age group.
The bylaws of the Association were
approved on May 20, 1992, and the Association was registered as
a movement for the pedagogical renovation of early childhood in
the Ministry of Education of Spain, where the headquarters were
established. On October 2004, the by-laws were adjusted to the current
Spanish Law of Associations. Article 6 of the Bylaws establishes
the goals of the Association as follows:
a) To foster and coordinate the
pedagogical renovation of Early Childhood Education.
b) To conduct studies and research
to help educators in their work.
c) To organize seminars, courses
and meetings to train educators.
d) To promote pedagogical research.
e) To conduct studies on the status
of early childhood education.
f) To conduct all kinds of activities
aimed at the acquisition by children and their families of basic
values, as well as to develop interest in reading from the very
early years.
g) To foster the union and collaboration
of early childhood educators on grounds of mutual interest.
h) To develop and foster exchanges
of experiences among early childhood educators around the world.
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