On 6 December 2021, the Ministry of Education announced the approval of the Educational Guidelines (Linee pedagogiche) for the integrated system from 0 to 6 years of age. 

The text of the guidelines has undergone a consultation phase with stakeholders, ended with the approval of the final document that represents the framework of the whole ECEC system. The Guidelines do not replace the existing National Guidelines that apply in pre-primary schools, neither the future guidelines for the ECEC 0-3.

The educational guidelines 0-6 consist of six parts: 

• the rights of childhood, 
• the educational ecosystem, 
• a child-centred system, 
• curriculum and planning, 
• principles of professionality, 
• governance guarantee.

At the same occasion, the Ministry of Education also launched the draft text of the educational guidelines for ECEC 0-3 (Orientamenti nazionali per i servizi educativi per l’infanzia) that will undergo a public consultation phase with stakeholders before being approved and published.

Educational guidelines consist of five chapters covering a wide range of issues from the history of educational services, the rights of small children, the involvement of parents, the professional role of educators and on the organisational aspects.

More information: Sistema integrato 0-6 (istruzione.it) Source:  Eurydice Unit Italy