Children's Group Slaný II.
Project Children's Group Slaný II., reg. No.: reg. No. CZ.03.1.51/0.0/0.0/19_101/0016174 was financed by the European Social Fund, through the Operational Program Employment.
The main aim of the project was to expand childcare services at the implementation site and improve conditions for the employment of women with children. The project supported women with children from socio-culturally disadvantaged backgrounds, for whom finding work is difficult. The goal of the children's group was not only to prepare children for integration into regular kindergarten (or elementary school), but also to create suitable conditions for the employment of parents with children. By operating the Children's Group, we expanded the range of childcare services, which are insufficient or financially inaccessible for many of our clients. As part of attending, children learned skills that they will use in life.
Who was the project intended for:
- parents with children until the start of the child's compulsory school attendance, i.e., parents of children or individuals caring for preschool-age children in the same household, who were employed or actively seeking employment,
- children aged from 1 to 6 years until the start of compulsory school attendance,
- groups of disadvantaged children and parents, whose children do not usually attend kindergarten, mainly due to the family's low economic situation - the services are free of charge.
What we offered:
- primarily activities similar to those in a traditional kindergarten: community circle, physical and movement activities indoors and outdoors, educational activities, graphomotor exercises, practicing social skills, artistic activities, musical-movement activities, creative group activities, and more,
- adaptation to working with children from different socio-cultural backgrounds - especially strengthening individual work with the child, strengthening speech therapy exercises, activities to develop and expand vocabulary (fairy tales, rhymes, picture reading, etc.) and visual or auditory perception using children's knowledge from their socio-cultural environment (e.g. songs, dances, etc.),
- utilization of some experiential learning methods,
- regular support from a speech therapist if needed,
- creating a family environment.
Capacity of the children's group was 12 places.
Principles of provision:
- providing services for FREE
- discretion
- supporting children in healthy development
- individual approach
The Children's Group Slaný project was implemented from May 1, 2020, to April 30, 2022.
The project seamlessly followed the previous Romodrom Slaný Children's Groups, which were open from May 1, 2016, to April 30, 2020.
