How to form educators for children from 0-6 years old

Abstract

The contribution discusses the new regulatory guidelines for initial training of early
childhood educators in Italy: the bill 2433 on School Professionals and the Law
107/2015, called “Good School”, where, at point 182, letter 3, the integrated educational system from birth to six years is outlined.
In the light of what has been said in some European documents on early childhood
education services, drafted by the European Commission ad by OECD, and considering a long standing reference literature on childhood and its developmental possibilities, it is stressed the need, for both day-care centers educators and for preschool teachers, of a peculiar and specific initial formation. Of this training, the contribution offers some suggestions both in terms of curricular content and of methodologies to be used.