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Who we are

The International Pikler Association was created in 2012 in order to bring together associations, groups and individuals who promote the ideas of the Hungarian pediatrician Emmi Pikler all over the world, and to encourage contacts and exchanges between them. The Association is concerned with preserving the authenticity of the Piklerian ideas and to make known the experience and the knowledge of the Pikler Institute. It aims to disseminate existing training courses and to create new ones, to encourage research, to promote quality training of nursery and kindergarten staff and to collaborate in initiatives which focus on the good treatment of young children and their families

The Pikler International Association was established in 2012 with the aim of bringing together associations, groups and individuals who promote the ideas of Hungarian paediatrician Emmi Pikler around the world, by promoting contacts and exchanges between them. The Association strives to preserve the authenticity of Pikler's ideas and appreciate the experience and knowledge of the Pikler Institute. Its tasks are to disseminate existing trainings and create new ones, to promote research, to encourage quality training for educational staff in childcare centres, and to collaborate in initiatives that aim to treat children and families well.

According to the statutes, the Board of Directors manages the association. It is composed of the delegates of the collective members, 3 delegates of the associate members and one delegate of the individual members. 

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You who visit our website, interested in Emmi Pikler's pedagogy and anxious to discover it or to know it better, can become a member of Pikler International in different ways.