INDEAR was an international project co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ programme, implemented from October 2023 to October 2025. The project was carried out in partnership with seven organisations and institutions from five European countries: Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The aim of the project was to promote inclusion and diversity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) by strengthening the knowledge, skills, and professional competences of practitioners working with young children, while responding to contemporary social challenges in work with children and families.
The project focused on three key thematic areas:
- culture (cultural diversity),
- gender identity and sexual orientation,
- trauma (traumatic experiences in early childhood).
During the project, concrete and practice-oriented outputs were developed, tested, and evaluated, including:
- a self-assessment tool for professionals in early childhood education and care,
- a professional development programme for ECEC practitioners,
- training materials for the preparation and delivery of training sessions, tested through one international training and five national trainings, and made available in multiple languages.
Amica Educa was one of the project partners, actively contributing to the development of content, the testing of the self-assessment tool and the professional development programme, as well as to the transfer and implementation of project results in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The project results are available on the official project website:
👉 https://indear.mozellosite.com/
The INDEAR project made a significant contribution to strengthening inclusive practices in early childhood education and care and to empowering professionals to work in diverse and sensitive contexts.
