Strengthening Activity-Oriented Interaction and Growth iN the E A rLy Years and TransitionS Gothenburg Meeting, September, 2015

Improving Parent and Children Participation in Romanian Preschools SIGNALS ROMANIA 2

3 Scope Creating a favorable framework to the protection and promotion of children's rights by improving parenting skills.

4 Objectives Creating a institutional backgroud for improving child participation and positive approach of child behaviour. Research on impact of training program for staff and parenting program for school culture and practices

5 Directions Creating a institutional backgroud for improving child participation and positive approach of child behaviour Direction 1 Developing materials for staff Child participation Positive approach of child behaviour Direction 2 Training the staff 13 teachers (13 public kindergartens )

6 Outputs/ Outcomes 13 parents educators trained in positive parenting Elaborating child participation material Elaborating the positive approach of child behaviour Directio n 1 13 public kindergartens involved; 13 teachers participate of training in child participation and positive approach of child behaviour 130 parents participant of parenting courses Directio n 2

7 Activities Organise the training with teachers (in schools) Monitoring and supervision of training sessions with teachers (online); Qualitative Research on school culture (impact of staff training and parenting sessions on school culture and institutional practices)