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In this article, we present dance in kindergarten in terms of what is specified by the Slovenian national curriculum for kindergartens. We analyse the similarities between the Italian Reggio Emilia pedagogical model and the British Midway model for dance. The common features of these models emphasize the child’s creative process and participation, while stressing the …

Kindergarten, as a life space, a space for children’s and adults’ game and learning should be open and satisfy the needs of children, parents and its cultural and social community. A theoretical framework regarding organization of the institutional early education and preschool education should reveal and incite the development of various children’s needs (Miljak, 1996). …