Round table under Project “Together for strong and equal start” took place at hotel “Domaine Peshtera”. The topic was children’s scope at kindergartens and early education and development. Among the participants were teachers, directors of kindergartens and nurseries, representatives of Peshtera Municipality and interested institutions, as well as representatives of different businesses, non-governmental organisations, and media.

During the Round table were presented important conclusions regarding investment in early child development and the main findings from the survey and the effect assessment of project “Ready for school”.

The focus of the Discussion was on the following subjects: How to make kindergartens more appealing to vulnerable groups, but not only; How to attract parents as allies; What to do to remove kindergarten fees for everyone - campaigns, discussions, and high-level participation in decision making, public discussions, etc.; Partnership and cooperation between the concerned parties in order to increase the scope and result-driven programmes and measures for early child development.

Project “Together for strong and equal start” is funded by Trust for Social Alternative Foundation and is implemented by 17 organisations all over the country. Crime Prevention Fund - IGA is the leading organisation in Pazardzhik Region.