Local pedagogical coordination platforms within the 0-6 integrated system: challenges and opportunities

Abstract

The institution of pedagogical coordination platforms is considered a strategic objective for the qualification of the 0-6 integrated system established by LD 65/2017. In the context of a multi-layered governance characterised by a renewed institutional organisation, pedagogical coordination platforms play a key role in: a) connecting the needs of local communities with regional planning of 0-6 provision, b) providing professional support to early childhood educators and teachers through joint in-service training initiatives and inter-professional exchanges, c) fostering pedagogical experimentation and co-design of innovative educational continuity practices by involving local ECEC providers. Drawing on the preliminary findings of the European project XXXXX, the paper will examine challenges and opportunities connected with the implementation of pedagogical coordination platforms within the recently established 0-6 integrated system. The data analysed derive from interviews (n=12) involving policy-makers and stakeholders in the ECEC field, which were carried out between April 2020 and February 2021.