CEEII-ENGLISH

The main objective of the Center for Studies in Infant and Early Childhood Education (CEEII), established in 2011, is to contribute to more inclusive and democratic societies in Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean, through research, training, development and distribution of knowledge of infant and early-childhood education.

The work of the Center for Studies in Infant and Early Childhood Education (CEEII) is supported by skilled human talent and experts in infant and early-childhood education, and public policies for integral social development.

Promoting the exercise of the rights of boys and girls, the lines of work of the Center for Studies in Infant and Early Childhood Education aim to extend initial education, validate new models of learning, and design and implement innovative proposals, all seeking to enhance and strengthen early-childhood education in a process that gears towards improving the quality of life for children, within a rights-based approach, life cycle and gender.

The Center for Studies in Infant and Early Childhood Education is located in Santiago, Chile.

Mission
Our mission is to contribute to the integral human development of children in Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean, through the creation of innovative and alternative solutions, training, studies and research, all based on a policy of equality from the cradle. We advance the social and academic debate on the challenges that infant and early-childhood education, and the integration of cultural diversity faces by means of innovative proposals, sharing of public policy experiences, and the active participation in national and international networks.

Objectives
Act through three fields of action: advanced technical training, knowledge production and dissemination, networking and advisory on public policy creation and implications.

Generate alternatives to more conventional educational models through programs and research projects of sustainable social and environmental impacts as solutions for problems in Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean, and improving the quality of life of children within the scope of their rights, life cycle and gender.

Form human talent -through advanced diplomas- that is creative, ethical and committed to have a social impact in Chile, Latin America and the Caribbean.

Participate in research and project creation, expand training, programs, and policy advocacy for the rights of children in the hemisphere.

Led by a board of six professionals and academics in Chile, the Center for Infant and Early Childhood Education is supported by an International Advisory Council.

Board
Executive Director: Estela Ortiz Rojas
Vice-President of the Junta Nacional de Jardines Infantiles (JUNJI) 2006-2010, Chile. Infant Educator degree. Magister and Expert in Public Policies associated to the initial and infancy education and social policies, drugs and violence.

Director of Studies and Academic Development: Emma Maldonado Gac
Infant Educator degree, Hogskola for Lararutbildning, Stockholm, Sweden. Bachelor of Science in Educational and Didactic Sciences, University of Stockholm, Sweden; Master-PHD (c) in Education Sciences, University of Lund, Sweden. Expert in Education Anthropology and Bilingual Interculturalism.

Director of Environment, and International Relations: Donatella Fuccaro Tellera
Biology Licentiate, University of República Oriental, Uruguay. Expert in Management and Environment, and in Projects and Studies Evaluation.

Director of Design and Innovation: Pedro Andrade Harrison
Architect, University Mayor, Chile; Magister (c) in Habitat in the context of social vulnerability. Expert in the design of public policies in pre-school infrastructure areas.

Director of Planning and Development: Jorge Palma Herrera
Magister in Public Policies, University of Santiago, Chile; Diploma in Public Policies, Universidad de Chile; Expert in Social Programs Evaluation and in School and Pre-School alimentation.

Director of Public Policies and Institutions: Gerardo Vergara Cañumir
Master in Business, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, ©Magister in Government and Public Management, Universidad de Chile, Administration Sciences Licentiate, Universidad de Santiago, Chile; Expert in managing skills in educational communities. Experience in administration of Public Policies of the Infancy.

Advisory Board
Francisco de Alencar: PHD, Social Anthropology and Health, Universidad Federal de Ceará UFC, Brazil.
Patricio Donoso Fernández, Master in Philosophy, University of Uppsala, Sweden. Expert in Education and Human Rigts.
Birgitta Qvarsell, PHD, Science of Education, Professor Emerita. Education Institution, University of Stockholm, Sweden.
Birgitta Leander: PHD, Anthropology, Uppsala, Sweden y PHD, Latin-American History, Madrid, Spain, Consultora UN / UNESCO, Paris, France.
Gabriella Sieveking, MS in Psychology, University of Connecticut, USA, Universidad de Ecuador.
Gunilla Hallden PHD, Science of Education, Stockholms University. Professor at the Department of Child Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.
Leonardo Martínez Acchini PHD, Linguistic Anthropology, Conservation, Development and Environment, University of Florida, USA, academic of Universidad Mayor, San Andrés, La Paz, Bolivia.
Fernando Salmerón: PHD, Sociology, University of Texas, Austin, USA, National Coordinator for Intercultural Bilingual Education. Ministry of Education, DF Mexico.

For more information, please send an email to:
[email protected]

Centro de Estudios en Educación Inicial e Infancia 
Av. 11 de Septiembre N° 1881, oficina N° 1620 - Providencia - Santiago - Chile.
Fono: (56) 2-4405123. 
Mail: [email protected]