1. Public pre-school of Scandiano (Reggio Emilia, Italy) Teacher: Cinzia Braglia

2. ORGANIZATION Requirements for the access: children living in the Municipality of Scandiano, aged between 3 and 5. Availability: 168 places, 6 age-based classes (2 classes for the “Younger group”: 3-year-old children; 2 classes for the “Middle group”: 4-year-old children; 2 classes for the “Older goup ”: 5-year-old children) Staff: 12 teachers; 5 collaborators. Service Calendar: from Sept.15th (approximately) till June 30th. Opening days: from Monday to Friday Full-time classes: from 8.00 a.m till 4 p.m. Supplementary services: earlier access (from 7.30 a.m. only for authorized families); longer stay (from 4 p.m. till 6.20 p.m. only for authorized families)

3. TYPICAL DAY 7.30 a.m. – 8 a.m. preschool (for those who have appropriate certification) 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. entrance and welcoming 9 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. roll call and break 9.30 a.m. – 10 a.m. assembly 10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. free and structured teaching activities 11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. first leave 11.45 a.m. - 12.30 a.m. lunch 12.30 a.m. – 1 p.m. second leave 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. nap 3 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. snack 3.30 p.m. – 4 p.m. third leave 4 p.m. - 6.20 p.m. additional time

4. OUR PRIORITIES The significant relationship among peers and with adults The enhancement of the game in all its forms and expressions The emphasis on productive making and experiences in direct contact with nature, things, materials, social environment and culture in order to guide curiosity

5. OUR BEST PRACTICE: BUILDING GAMES WITH RECYCLED MATERIAL

6. BIG BUILDING SPACE Big construction “This is a city” “Those are long streets” BUILDING SPACE IN THE CLASSROOM “This is a drum, listen!”

7. Children are focused on giving a different identity to already known objects; Facing problems about balance, heights, lengths and volumes; Making a profit from objects, in an imaginative meaning, through the exploration; Accepting and sharing ideas and solutions coming from others; Let imagination and creativeness act to build objects that “work”; Deepening their knowledge through the play; A recycle of materials, ideas and invention.

8. OUR SPECIFIC INTERESTS IN THE WORK GROUP Relationship between play and creativeness development Relationship between music language and creativeness development Enhancement of cultural differences as didactic method to improve the creative thought

9. THANKS FOR THE ATTENTION