The main focus of BABO project was the teaching of a second language in preschool age in an innovative way offering ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care) educators and families new educational methodologies and digital resources. The consortium decided to apply for this project for three main reasons: 1. LACK OF QUALITY DIGITAL EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES IN (ECEC) 2. LACK OF INNOVATION IN ECEC While primary, secondary and higher education have moved forward in digital education and educational innovation, preschool education have been offering the same education for decades and, indded, many ECEC educators refuse digital education or new methodologies in their classrooms. Th ECEC system have been traditionally considered “care” instead of “education” in many European countries. Projects like Babo will help to identify preschool education as education. 3. NEED OF A HIGH QUALITY AND ADAPTED MULTILINGUAL EDUCAITON IN THE EUROPEAN ECEC SYSTEM
"Education begins with language" Following the new European Commission report “Education begins with language” (June 2020) which seeks to support the implementation of the Recommendation of the Council of the European Union (EU) on a comprehensive approach to the teaching and learning of languages, the main focus of BABO project will be the teaching of a second language in preschool age in an innovative