<< Background >>Given the changed context of Information Society, the demands of early education in adapting to new digital environments have risen. The partners (trade union, ECE and Education and Training institutions, SME) have a mission to contribute to social development by enhancing early learners ability to generate new knowledge, also by supporting teachers to share and distribute best practices among ECEC communities and to find innovative ways to provide and utilize knowledge to further the prosperity of society. Sharing and strengthening the ECE sector teachers knowledge in ICT for the sake of the development of new and modern ways of teaching and learning by using animation is very helpful for pupils personal development. Training programs (in partners countries) could provide the opportunity for the creation of animation for ECE teachers. Also, teachers would be able to create material that will correspond to the existing educational program. The project aim is not to give a final product for the teacher but to encourage them to create individual ones. In this intellectual output, partners will create a Training program and training platform for ECEC teachers on how to create ICT based educational content with a special focus on the creation of animation.We believe in the power of ICT to motivate and challenge children, expand their perception of the world, their language and thinking, and develop their values as being indigenous. We see ICT as an important component of today’s learning process, particularly so in poor surroundings.Teachers should involve young children in activities (practices) that help children to learn how they can gradually become co-regulators of their own digital and cultural development. However, there are some obstacles: (1) pedagogically, despite acknowledgement of its value, ICT does not play a key role in the kindergarten teachers’ education philosophy; (2) didactically, ICT is used mainly as a source of information and for instructional illustration, rather than as a means to new teaching strategies; and (3) developmentally, computer use affects children’s social development, especially those with special needs, but not always positively. The main conclusion is that kindergarten teachers neither overcome these obstacles nor utilize ICT potential to its fullest; hence, teachers should be encouraged to participate in ICT-related professional training to understand the didactic opportunities ICT offers early childhood education and its developmentally related pros and cons and adopt innovative ICT-related pedagogies.Looking at researches and analyses from OECD and the European Commission, it is clear that there is a consensus at the policy level on the fact that Quality Assurance has to be at the centre of the political priorities for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in European countries. A lot remains to be done at the implementation level in terms of awareness-raising, development of methodologies and techniques for adequate Quality Assurance management, and competences required for monitoring and assessing the provision among educators, childminders, parents and families to reinforce the educational dimension of the services - too often treated as pure care.Project Target groups: ECE teachers and staff, ECE institutions, kids 4-7 y.o.Indirect target groups: parents, policymakers, continuous professional development institutions.<< Objectives >>Project Aim:Improve digitalization of ECE sector including the creation of animation content and strengthening the quality assurance.Objectives:•Find the best experiences of usage of ICT tools in ECE•Create a training program for ECE teachers on how to create digital content•Create a training program for ECE teachers on how to create animation•Create a training platform for ECE teachers•Provide training for ECE teachers, that they could create their games/tools•Create at least 40 examples of ICT based teaching tools•Create a digitalization framework for better implementation of the EU quality framework for ECEC.Intellectual outputs:•Good experience compendium of ICT tools in ECE sector;•Training program (including training platform) for ECE teachers how to create ICT based educational content with special focus on the creation of animation;•Quality Assurance Framework to assess how digital tools/resources affect the 5 Quality principles.<< Implementation >>Project will organize 4 multiplier events, 4 transnational project meetings also 2 short joint staff training events. Project activities and processes that will help to deliver the planned results:Project ManagementThis activity will be carried out by the Lead Partner from the approval of the project until some months after the end to prepare the final report for the National Agency. This activity will assure effective and smooth cooperation among partners, facilitate prevention and find solutions of possible problems. It will include monitoring of activities and impact assessment of the planned project results. We will use the project Handbook, Project meetings (face-to-face and via Zoom). Transnational meetings will have an important role in communication as the partners will be able to meet face to face and intensively and effectively solve issues that would otherwise take a long time if discussed virtually.Communication and Dissemination PlanThis activity will be coordinated by l/d Ruta which will produce the Dissemination Plan and present it during the Kickoff Meeting for all partners who will agree on it and make necessary adjustments if necessary. Moreover, all partners will have to prepare an annex to the Communication and Dissemination Plan reflecting their country specifics.Stakeholder CommitteesEach country will establish Stakeholder Committee with all relevant stakeholders including local authorities. These Committees will act as external advisers and evaluators for the project outcomes and will help to actively involve other organisations in the project.Risk Management PlanThis activity will be carried out by Quality Management and Evaluation committee, which will present the Plan during the Kick-off Meeting to all partners who will agree on it and make necessary adjustments if needed.National trainingAll partners will provide national training and prepare participants for the piloting.PilotingPiloting will help to test and improve created project outputs and to see how it works in real life.Quality management planThis activity will be carried out by QMEC. The internal evaluation and quality management of the project aim to assure the quality of implementation of the project tasks and results and ensure their continuous improvement.<< Results >>Project results:-Created compendium with god practices;-Created training program and platform for animation creation in ECEC;-Created quality assurance framework for digitalization in ECEC sector;-Created stakeholders committees in each partners country;-Created ICT tools (40);-National pieces of training in each partners country;-Two project piloting reports;-Two transnational joint staff training;-Project website;-Project social media page;-Logo contest;-ICT tools creation contest;-Project leaflets;-Increased ECEC teachers ICT tools;-Increased quality in ECEC partners organizations;-4 multiplier events.