With the implementation of the CHILD project, the consortium wanted to achieve the introduction of digitalization in kindergartens, aid in locating appropriate practical resources, and prepare preschool teachers for new teaching methodologies based on DAP to cover the recognized need. The CHILD consortium, therefore, aimed to achieve the following results: 1. A Developmentally Appropriate Practice Handbook and Training for Preschool Teachers to contribute to the upgrade of competencies of the target beneficiaries. 2. An Educative Digital Resource Library with applied DAP activities. 3. The CHILD Innovative and Creative Web-based Digital Environment for providing a complete environment to support the created methodology, library of resources, and animated interactive activities. The consortium included in the proposal, among other things, the organization of webinars, a multiplier event, and pilots, aiming to achieve recognition and incorporation of the activities and methodologies into schools and to train teachers on our methodology. The nature of the outputs gives the possibility of using the results beyond the end of the project’s duration. We also aimed to provide facility of access and ease of use for the above.
The CHILD project aimed to provide an innovative model for strengthening skills and capacities in preschool education and supporting digitalization in the preschool setting. The CHILD project partnership recognized that the fast technological development in our era provides the opportunity for changes in educational practices and advancement in preschool education quality. Based on teachers’ feedback, the consortium recognized that at that moment, the resources used in the preschool classroom were from popular video and content-sharing platforms and not specialized in preschool education. CHILD aimed to provide the proper methodologies and tools via Developmentally Appropriate Practices and examples of practical multicultural activities and to exploit technology in the preschool classroom by providing a digital environment for the above. Very importantly, CHILD aimed to provide suitable resources built on the preschool curriculum and on the DAP educational approach to support practical activities and ensure proper learning through play in preschool. The partners developed the CHILD project idea incorporating three project results and a set of dissemination and training activities to achieve the project objectives.