The IFS is led by the Presiding Board and an international Executive Committee comprising practitioners, university-based researchers, early years providers, and others with a professional interest in child-centred early childhood education.
Officers
President Prof. Dr. Andrea C. Schmid, President of IFS-Deutschland, University of Erfurt, Germany
Chair Grace Choi, Beijing Rainbow Education Training School, China
Vice Chair Dr. Nikolas A. Rathert, University of Munich, Germany
Secretary Dr Laoise Ní Cléirigh, Maynooth University, Ireland
Current Executive Committee
Dr. Matthias Brodbeck, Germany
Dr Tina Bruce, University of Roehampton, UK
Dr Maria Cooper, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Anne Denham, Seven Stars Kindergarten, Auckland, New Zealand
Andrea Matheis, Germany
Dr. Kristen D. Nawrotzki, Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg, Germany
Dr Yukiyo Nishida, University of Aberdeen, UK
Dr Amanda Norman, University of Winchester, UK
Sacha Powell, CEO Froebel Trust, UK
Professor Dr Larry Prochner, University of Alberta, Canada
Sara Stewart, The Cottages Kindergarten, Auckland, New Zealand
Dr Fengling Tang, University of Roehampton, Froebel Trust, UK
Yumiko Taoka, Ryukoku University Kyoto, Japan
Professor Dr. Helge Wasmuth, Mercy University, USA