The European Association on Early Childhood Intervention - Eurlyaid is a participative association of persons, interested in issues of early childhood intervention.

The EAECI - Eurlyaid is a working party made up of representatives of parents’ associations, professionals and researchers, from various countries of the European Union.

Eurlyaid was founded in 1989, during an international conference, in Rotterdam.

Eurlyaid became the European Association on Early Childhood Intervention in Rome in 2003.

EAECI - Eurlyaid aims at :

• Increasing the quality of life for parents and children with special needs, through
    early childhood intervention (within the context of inclusion and gender mainstreaming).
• Stimulating the growth and development of early childhood intervention on a European
    level.
• Increasing sensitivity to the values and ethics of early childhood intervention, as described
   in the Manifesto.
• Increasing knowledge and expertise in the field of early childhood intervention.

These aims are pursued by activities such as:

• Making accessible the knowledge, experience and expertise in early childhood intervention
   to parents,    professionals, researchers and practitioners.
• Promoting the exchange of information, experience and expertise, in a manner accessible
    to everybody, by    creating a European Internet Community.
• Supporting existing ideas of good practice and networks in early childhood intervention
    and acting as    a reference system.
• Increasing the development of good practice.
• Initiating scientific research in the field of early childhood intervention.
• Initiating discourse about training-programmes for professionals.
• Supporting exchange of personnel.
• Initiating projects.
• Organising conferences, seminars and symposia.
• Enhancing the public profile of early childhood intervention.

Key concepts of the EAECI - Eurlyaid are written down in two “Manifests”’ which can be downloaded from the web site of the association.

The EAECI is an Internet based association, with free online member registration.

Access to the Internet is the responsibility of each member.

The web site of EAECI contains discussion groups, conference announcements, links and news.