This paper presents the results of a European survey, entitled “Multicultural Early
Childhood Education”, carried out between 2017 and 2018 under the Erasmus Plus
program, in three Countries: namely, Italy, Spain, and Hungary. The goal was to
explore intercultural training needs of Early Childhood Education and Care
professionals, ...»»»»
This paper presents the results of a European survey, entitled “Multicultural Early
Childhood Education”, carried out between 2017 and 2018 under the Erasmus Plus
program, in three Countries: namely, Italy, Spain, and Hungary. The goal was to
explore intercultural training needs of Early Childhood Education and Care
professionals, in order to make them able to meet the needs of Children from
Immigrant, Refugee, and Roma Families, and their families. It was a comparative
study about the cultural background of educators, through the analysis of their
competences and training needs, with respect to the issue of multiculturalism and
interculturality, with a focus on the “good practices” promoted within the
educational contexts of partner institutions. The survey was conducted using a
semi-structured questionnaire, administered to a sample of educators and
pedagogical coordinators working in ECEC services of Florence, Barcelona, and
Budapest. The outcomes of the analysis of the data collected has shown that
strengthening the relationship between ECEC services and immigrant families
represents an important goal, in order to guarantee and promote the integration of
children and their families.^^^^