WORK GROUP 1 The organization and flexibility of the services

Opening hours Documentation activities that are shared and

communicated to the families Introductory meeting with the parents before

the beginning of the school year Collective(section-based) vs Individual

communication with the parents In Italy more involvement in the construction

of the educational and didactic projects – In Sweden information to parents rather than involvement

WORK GROUP 1

The importance of the spaces where the parents are welcomed (information)

Children with special needs: the cooperation around the child is difficult ( in Sweden easier)

The socialization activities among the families

In Italy the schools is an actor more active in networking with other actors locally

WORK GROUP 2 -

More autonomous children in Sweden regardiong the meals the dressing and the rest in Italy more autonomous in didactic activities

The use of the “dangerous” tools More mixed in Sweden didactics and

play Telling stories as a breaking element in

Italy in Sweden more a routine

WORK GROUP 3

Opening hours Exit The socialization activities among the

families In Italy the schools is an actor more

active in networking with other actors locally

WORK GROUP 4

Larger gardens in Sweden Contact with nature one time a week out

in the woods with a group Outdoor activity in every season in order

to observe nature change (plants and animals) also with bad weather

The educator work on the children autonomy all the time so when the child goes outdoor is free to explore and experiment

WORK GROUP 4

The educators trust the children and give them only a few rules and don’t tell off the children

In sweden the parents share the importance of the outdoor activiries

In Sweden the sections are mixed and the older tutor the smaller children when outdoor

The rules about security The outdoor activities are also a moment

for scientific learning

WORK GROUP 4

A Swedish proverb:

There is no bad weather there is only bad clothing!