In the text the authors reveal the significance of collaboration between
kindergarten and a local community for providing quality care and education
for preschool children. In the theoretical part the basic concepts, necessary for
the understanding of the operation of preschool institutions in the public domain
as well as for their quality performance are put forward and explained, and
drawn on in the continuation. In the discussion on the quality of the educational
process the authors focus on the concept, functions and tasks implementation of
the local community and analyze the role of municipalities, which are, pursuant
to the Local Government Act, Kindergarten Act and the Education Finance Act
responsible for the organization and implementation of preschool education in
their respective areas. Further, the authors stress the role of headmasters
regarding the planning, preparation, implementation, evaluation and
assessment of the preschool care and education process and the importance of
their autonomy in order to establish the quality educational institutions; the
authors also draw attention to monitoring and (self)evaluation of preschool
activities, in particular to the "6 E " model. At the same time they express the
views on the collaboration between the local community and kindergarten in
Italy and the Reggio Emilia concept, respectively, in which the so called
Community management is a theoretical and practical synthesis of
interpersonal relationships among children, families, service providers and the
wider society.
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