As a part of The project of inclusive preschool education, which is realized by the Ministry of education, science, and technological development in cooperation with foundation Novak Djokovic from the loan of World Bank, it has been adapted and equipped 3 working rooms on the territory of municipality of Zagubica.

In the last five years, the number of children born in Zagubica has reached nearly 500. The big problem involves children’s dissolution of settlements. Preschool “Poletarac” currently attends 245 children.

The Strategy for development of preschool education of the municipality of Zagubica has been adopted from 2020 until 2025 with the aim of involving children with institutional education as much as possible. The project of inclusive preschool education recognized the need to expand the capacity of the institution and on that basis adapted 3 kindergarten rooms for the admission of new children.

The preschool administration is seeking to include as many children whose families are recipients of monetary and welfare benefits, and 15 children are currently enrolled in kindergarten. A total of 5 children are from foster families attend educational program.

The new space will be able to accommodate 52 children. Part of the adapted building has 3 working rooms (one younger nursery, one older nursery and one mixed group), toilets and supporting rooms and is equipped according to the needs of children, educators and in accordance with the new basics of education.

In addition to the furniture that has been selected and adapted to each age group, the rooms are equipped with new toys, carpets, lacy escapes, painting easels, books and necessary disposable materials. Also, in the study there was an adaptation in the form of painting, installing roll curtains and repairing carpentry.

The new groups on the territory of the Municipality of Zagubica enrolled 52 new children aged 1 – 5,5 years and the premises are equipped according to the needs of our youngest inhabitants.

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Within the Program for Support to Capacity Building for the Implementation of the Fundamental Program (OP) of Preschool Education (PVO) – Year of Rising implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (MPNTR) in cooperation with UNICEF on Saturday, 27. November 2021, the first One-Day Professional Meeting (JPS) of practitioners from preschool institutions (PU) was successfully realized. It is one of the segments of the Support Program within the implementation of the Community of Professional Learning (ZPU) model.

The host was the kindergarten “Mica i Acim”, PU “Vracar”, which is the core of change, and in addition to practitioners – educators and professional associates of this PU, was attended by practitioners from 5 more cores of change from preschools that apply OP since September 2019. years: “Nasa radost” from Smederevo, “Pcelica” from Sremska Mitrovica, “Radost” from Cacak, “Lane” from Aleksinac and “Duga” from Arandjelovac, a total of 35 practitioners.

After the introductory activities that were realized in the plenary (presentation; joint definition of work rules; confidence-building activities), the participants were divided into three groups, depending on the topic they had previously dealt with. During the implementation of the model of the Community of Professional Learning, practitioners chose and reflected on the practice at meetings within the kindergarten on one of the offered topics: Game, Space, Planning, and Documentation, while the topic of Inclusive Approach was mandatory for all PUs.

Group 1 – topics: Space and Inclusive Approach (PU “Duga”, Arandjelova and PU “Pcelica”, Sremska Mitrovica);

Group 2 – topics: Documentation and inclusive approach “PU” Radost “, Cacak, and” Lane “, Aleksinac and

Group 3 – topics: Game and Inclusive Approach (PU “Vračar” and PU “Nasa radost”, Smederevo).

The exchange of experiences, insights, reflections took place in a stimulating and cooperative atmosphere. Feedback was provided mainly through the “sandwich” technique, which most practitioners became acquainted with through the implementation of the ZPU model. All participants showed a high degree of motivation and professionalism during the one-day meeting.

The one-day professional meeting, in addition to the UNICEF coordinator (author of the Model), was attended by three associates selected to further support the development of reflective practice in kindergartens – the core of change within the ZPU model, UNICEF representatives and the Project Management Unit.

After the One-Day Professional Meeting, on December 6, a meeting was held with the representatives of the Participating Institutions (coordinators for horizontal exchange in the kindergarten). This meeting was an opportunity for the participants to exchange insights on the implemented activities, give suggestions regarding the improvement of the process and agree on ways to inform the team and the next steps, through joint reflection and making a change plan.

The media campaign LITTLE STORIES FOR BIG PEOPLE has been realized, as a part of the Project Inclusive preschool education During December

The series of thirteen educative video stories on the creative and inspiring way has shown everyday challenges that parents are dealing with small children. This series, going through different topics, has a goal to be a support for parents in dealing with those situations and to emphasize the importance of preschool education for the children development and the development of the inclusive society.

The campaign has been established through national tv and online media together with social media. In the first wave will be broadcast stories: “Big Bite” , “Awsome Parents” , ” Every Night New Story” and  “Upbringing Upside Down“

Just a reminder the media campaign “Support” (October 2021) through online communication, daily print, billboard campaign and TV channels.

Media campaign Litlle Stories For Big People you can follow on our Facebook page Veliki ljudi od malih nogu, while video spots you can follow on our YouTube channel. For more information, you can join our Viber group. Veliki ljudi od malih nogu. All versions of educational stories can be seen on our YouTube.

As a part of The project of inclusive preschool education, which is realized by the ministry of education, science, and technological development in cooperation with foundation Novak Djokovic from the loan of World Bank, it has been adapted and equipped 3 working rooms on the territory of municipality Nova Varos

Preschool institution “Pasa and Natasa” in Nova Varos is the only institution of this type in the municipality in which there are 270 children. Because of the limited number of spots, they always have problems with waiting lists. At this moment, there are 30 children, but there is also a lot of parents who don’t even apply because they are aware of the capacity of the institution.

In the municipality of Nova Varos, 90 children to 6 years old don’t go in the preschool education, and their families are recipients of social and material assistance while 15 users of social help are included in the kindergarten.

For that reason, through the project “Inclusive preschool education” we adapted and fully equipped 3 study rooms in the central building that were not used due to the poor condition in which they were. In that way, 68 new children were enrolled. Also, children from socially endangered families are largely involved.

Also, the municipality supports all sensitive categories and it has 39 children who go to kindergarten for free, as well as every third child in the family.

Two new groups for preschoolers and one group for nurseries have been opened in the central building.

All rooms are equipped in accordance with the needs of children, educators and in accordance with the new basics of education.

Apart from the furniture which has been selected and adapted to every age group, the facility is equipped with new toys, carpets, lease begs, painting easels, books, and other materials.

Also, in all rooms, works were done to adapt the space in the form of smoothing, painting, planing parquet, as well as setting up wardrobes for all children in the hallways.

In all three new groups on the territory of the municipality of Nova Varos, about 68 new children of nursery age and preschoolers are enrolled and the premises are equipped in accordance with the needs of our youngest residents.

Within the project “Inclusive preschool education” implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development in partnership with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, from the loan of World Bank is adapted and equipped 3 more working rooms on the territory of the municipality, Vladicin Han.

The municipality of Vladicin Han is the small one from the South of Serbia, of which there are 51. town and this also shows the disunity population. On the other hand, it is nice that from year to year there is no decrease in population and this is one of the reasons why it is important to invest in the system of preschool education in the municipality

Right now, preschool institution Pcelica has 342 children who are staying the whole day or half-day. 42 children from the total number are part of Rom families, while 55 children are part of the social sensitive category. In this way, the municipality is trying to include all the children from the territory of Vladicin Han, but the capacities are limited. 56% of children on the territory of municipality Vladicin Han are not part of preschool education

For this reason, through the Project Inclusive preschool education, we have adapted and equipped 3 workrooms in the facility Carolija that hasn’t been used because of the bad condition that they have been in. It has been enrolled 75 new children and decreased the waiting lists

In the new working rooms in the facility, Carolija has been opened one new nursery and two mixed groups.

All the rooms have been equipped based on the need of children and tutors and within the need of the new educational methods

In addition to furniture that is selected and adapted to each age group, the facility is also equipped with new toys, carpets, lace bags, painting easels, books, and the necessary consumables.

Also, in all rooms, works were done to adapt the space in the form of smoothing, painting, planing parquet, as well as arranging the hallway in front of each working room.

In all three new groups on the territory of the municipality of Vladicin Han, about 75 new children of nursery age and mixed groups are enrolled, and the premises are equipped in accordance with the needs of our youngest residents.