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 i 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 budgetingMonitoring the Child Guarantee (children in alternative care)Lessons learned from EU member statesSpeakers:Katarina Ivanković Knežević, Director Social Rights and Inclusion, DG Employment, European Commission (TBC)Representative of DG Reform (TBC)Natalia Efremova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy and National EU Child Guarantee Coordinator, BulgariaModerator: Martina Tomić Latinac, UNICEF Office in Croatia 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