PROGRAM DAY 3 20 September 2024 TIME MAIN CONFERENCE HALL 09:00 – 10:30 Child participation in alternative careCath Larkins, School of Health, Social Work and Sport, University of Central Lancashire, United KingdomPresentation of participatory model of work with children and youth in program A STEP FORWARDIvana Borić, Andrea Ćosić and Andreja Šprem, University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation SciencesModerats: Children and youth from alternative care and Ivana Borić, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation University of Zagreb 10:30 – 11:00 TEA/COFFEE BREAK 11:00 – 12:00 EU funds in enhancement of childcare and budgetingKatarina Ivanković Knežević, Director Social Rights and Inclusion, DG Employment, European CommissionNatalia Efremova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy and National EU Child Guarantee Coordinator, BulgariaRareș-Petru Achiriloaie, State Secretary of Ministry of Family, Youth and Equal Opportunities, RomaniaÁrpád József Mészáros JD, Strategic Vice-President of Mária Kopp Institute for Demography and Families, HungaryTatjana Katkić Stanić, Head of Directorate for Social Work, Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social PolicyModerator: Aaron Greenberg, Regional Advisor for Child Protection, UNICEF Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia 12:00 – 12:30 Wrap-up and Closure of the Conference: Concluding Observations & RecommendationsLuisa Brumana, Representative, UNICEF Office in Croatia 12:30 – 13:30 LUNCH