As part of the EU project "Step forward", the Kindergarten "Mali istraživač" plans to develop a new educational program Sensorics - the sensory world of the child and MI. Through the new program, our goal is to integrate modern knowledge about early and preschool child development with knowledge from sensorimotor development, and thus design a new program that improves the quality of life of the child in kindergarten, stimulates the child's sensory system, and lays the foundation for further development. In order to develop our new program as high-quality as possible, 1 educator and 1 professional associate speech therapist successfully completed the education, Sensory integration, professional module I.-III., which was also financed through the project "Step forward."

The total value of the "Step forward" project is HRK 2,935,003.01, and the project is funded by the European Union from the European Social Fund. The duration of the project is 20 months.

The purpose of the project is to contribute to the harmonization of the business and family life of families with dependent members by providing the service of extended working hours of kindergartens from the existing 10 to 12 hours of educational work, avoiding duty groups, and through continuous educational work, in the period from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm

The main expected results that will be achieved by the project are:

• introduced the service of educational work in extended working hours for 217 children
• strengthened capacities of all professionals and educators to work with children
• improved material conditions of accommodation and residence of children
• developed and produced 5 new special programs that will further enrich them
• educational work

Additional information about the project is available through the following contacts:

Kindergarten "Mali istraživač"

Ljiljana Vukšić, director, project manager

Mobile: 099 444 888 1

E-mail: ravnatelj@mali-istrazivac.hr