“EVERYONE IN KINDERGARTEN” PROJECT

The city of Sombor with its partners PU “Vera Gucunja”, the Center for Social Work, the Red Cross Sombor, and the Association for Support of Persons with Autism “Maslacak” implements the project “Everyone in Kindergarten”, which is supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and the World Bank. The project, with the co-financing of the City of Sombor, enabled the complete adaptation and furnishing of the space in the kindergarten “Suncica” in Backi Monostor for the purpose of opening a new educational group, thereby improving the provision of holistic and high-quality preschool services, including the area of ​​health care, early detection of changes in behavior and development, as well as stimulation in the period of early development.

The goal of the project is to improve the availability of preschool institutions for children from socially vulnerable groups, to contribute to equity through achieving equal opportunities for learning and development of children from vulnerable social groups, as well as providing support to families for the development of parental competence.

A new educational group was opened in the “Suncica” kindergarten in Backi Monostor, which includes 23 children from socially sensitive groups. In addition to regular educational work adapted to the needs of each child, project partners implement activities both with children and with parents with the desire to strengthen families from socially and economically disadvantaged social groups and provide children with the opportunity for quality integrated development. The little ones from the group showed great interest and desire to explore and learn, as well as to socialize with their friends.

Support in their growing up, in addition to the family, is now provided by experts from various fields, who believe in children’s capacities to actively participate in their learning and development. In addition to the teacher, there is also a Roma coordinator with the children in the group, who provides support to children who speak only the Romani language. In this way, we achieve justice in education and upbringing, and children are happy to get involved in activities and contribute to the work.

The beauty of diversity is also reflected in the cooperation between the three educational groups, as many as the “Suncica” kindergarten, where every day the children socialize with each other, learn from each other, play, and support each other. Everyday smiles on children’s faces indicate to us that children in kindergarten feel satisfied, happy, fulfilled, and accepted, that they build relationships of trust, respect, closeness, and friendship, which is one of the most important goals we strive to achieve.

Both the local community and the parents of the children in the group support us in all of this. With their suggestions and ideas, they enrich the projects that are implemented in the kindergarten, include them in the activities that are implemented by the project partners, and, together with the teachers, motivate the children to stay and actively develop in the kindergarten.

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