The project of the City of Sabac “Support to children and families from vulnerable social groups in providing equal opportunities for learning and development” within the Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Project abounds in activities that were limited in previous months due to the pandemic situation. Regardless of that, and trying to comply with all epidemiological measures, the project partners adjusted the activities, so the beneficiaries were not denied what had been announced.

In cooperation with the Vozdovac Theater from Misar, about 250 children from a dozen villages watched the educational play “Healthy Teeth”. The play dealt with healthy lifestyles in a humorous and child-friendly way, above all, preserving health.

In addition to children, parents also had the opportunity to go through the “Mobile School of Parenting”, a program that contributes to the development of parenting skills. Through a presentation and video content, the mobile team in the available premises of the villages of Miokus, Drenovac and Zablace spoke to parents about the importance of the kindergarten community for child development, its inclusion among peers and useful time in short preschool programs. Also, there was talk about the influence of the media on children’s speech, which was discussed by special educators and speech therapists.

The mobile team was formed to educate parents in a rural area in the city of Sabac. The topics covered were aimed at prevention – healthy lifestyles and healthy child development.

With the financial means of the Project, a playroom was started in Pocerski Pricinovic, whose name is “Playroom for everyone and you are a part of it”. This mixed group consists of children aged 3 to 5.5, and the group was formed on the premises of the local community and will last for the next three months, until June 15. Materials for work and snacks were provided for the children, and an educator having years of experience working with children in such short programs was hired.

As part of the project “Dad, Mom, play with us”, we made the children from Cukarica happy.

Through the project, the preschool institution Cukarica planned to distribute educational packages for all children involved in the project in different ways.

The project “Dad, Mom, play with us” has so far been realized in four kindergartens and included 112 children who were not in the PVO system from 0 to 5.5 years. So far, 72 educational packages have been distributed, which has made our children happy. The photos have been forwarded to us by parents, and we share with you the happiness and joy of playing with the toys they received as part of the educational package.

With the help of financial resources from the grant program in PU “Poletarac” Odžaci, a car with 7 seats was procured.

The transportation of children from socially vulnerable groups has improved the accessibility of preschool education. This is also one of the ways to remove the obstacles that individual families have in order to include their children in some of the forms of educational work that this institution offers.

The car is used to transport children to short programs in Bogojevo, where the largest number of children that belong to socially sensitive families are located.

Fifteen children aged 3 to 5.5 attend short programs in Bogojevo. An educator and a pedagogical assistant work with them. Short program lasts two hours and children have the opportunity to socialize, play, learn through playing, and explore various topics that are in line with the interests of children and the needs their families’ needs.

The car will also be used for horizontal exchanges with other preschool institutions within the Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Project, for the activities of the Mobile Counseling Center within which doctors of various profiles educate both children and parents, for various project activities implemented in cooperation with project partners: Red Cross Odžaci, Sports Association of the Municipality of Odžaci, the Association of Teachers of Vojvodina, as well as for other kindergarten needs.

Preschool institution “Suncokreti” organized a workshop with fathers on the occasion of Women’s Day within the Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Project “My kindergarten – kindergarten for all children”. The workshop was held in the Red Cross area so that all anti-epidemic measures could be complied with.

One of the very important components of the Project is the cooperation with parents. The Municipality of Vladimirci, as the holder of the Project, together with its partners Preschool, Red Cross, Center for Social Work and Health Center, also organizes daily individual consultations with parents, providing them with all sort of information and assistance.

The first horizontal online exchange was held within the Project “Dad, Mom, play with us” implemented by PU Čukarica with partners. The online meeting was held on March 3, 2021 from 5 pm to 7 pm, and the topic of the gathering was “Family participation in creating short programs – experiences from PU Čukarica”.

The first horizontal exchange was attended by a total of 30 educators, nurses, nurses in preventive health care, professional associates, associates, assistant directors and directors from PU Čukarica, PU “Poletarac” Odžaci and PU Zrenjanin (10 participants from each institution).