Submission no.
2021-1-PL01-KA220-SCH-000034413
2021-1-PL01-KA220-SCH-000034413
EMBRACE
High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is recognized as a foundation for successful lifelong learning, bringing not only specific developmental benefits to children but also compensating, to a degree, for other factors relating to disadvantage (Frawley, 2014). Prejudices, discrimination and negative attitudes towards children with intellectual disabilities are also among the key issues on the entire spectrum of barriers to access such quality education. Therefore, the overall objective of the EMBRACE project is to contribute to the enhancement of the quality of early childhood education and care and promote the inclusion of children with intellectual disabilities.
The specific objectives are: