RESULTS OF GRANT PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION

Within the third Component of Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Project, through grant programs, financial resources have been allocated so far for projects of a total of 34 local governments.

At the end of September 2019, at an expert conference, grant agreements were handed over to 20 local governments. Grants for financing the proposed projects were awarded in the first round to: Aleksinac, Varvarin, Vozdovac, Vladicin Han, Vlasotince, Zrenjanin, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Lebane, Leskovac, Merosina, Novi Sad, Palilula, Prokuplje, Smederevo, Sremska Mitrovica, Cukarica, Sabac, Sid.

In the second cycle of grant allocation, financial resources of almost 74 million dinars were allocated for projects of 14 more local self-government units: Bela Palanka, Vladimirci, Vranje/Vranjska Banja, Velika Plana, Zitoradja, Krupanj, Knjazevac, Odzaci, Prijepolje, Ruma, Smederevska Palanka, Sombor, Titel, Cacak.

In accordance with the proposed projects and their objectives, the following results have been achieved so far:

• • a total of 20 new rooms/rooms for educational work were adapted and equipped;
• • 1040 children included in the system of preschool education through a half-day daily program, or attending flexible programs (2-3 times a week);
• • 676 parents attended workshops on parenting, early development and the like;
• • A total of 5 vehicles for the transport of children were purchased.