PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISALITIES IN PRESCHOOL INSTITUTIONS OF EDUCATION

Razne teškoće u razvoju djeteta uglavnom dolaze do izražaja u ranijim godinama života i nerijetko ih upravo odgajatelji primijete i nastoje ih integrirati u društvo te ih već kroz rani i predškolski odgoj pripremiti za odgojno-obrazovni sustav osnovnoškolskog obrazovanja. S obzirom da je zabilježen porast djece s raznim teškoćama u razvoju, došlo je i do porasta odgajatelja koji svojim stručnim kompetencijama nastoje integrirati djecu s teškoćama u redovne obrazovne programe i na što jednostavniji način omogućiti im stručniju pomoć. Upravo su odgajatelji ti koji uglavnom prvi primijete neku teškoću kod djeteta koje pohađa neku od ustanova ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja, stoga oni imaju veliku ulogu u tome, jer što se prije teškoća primijeti i prepozna, ranije će se početi i raditi na određivanju njenog stupnja i prilagođavati dijete za svakodnevne aktivnosti. Uz odgajatelje koji su neizostavan dio ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja, postoji i druga profesionalna potpora djeci s teškoćama u razvoju, a ti stručnjaci pružaju zdravstvenu, psihološku, rehabilitacijsku, pedagošku i edukacijsku skrb, kako bi se djeca s teškoćama u razvoju jednostavnije uključila u odgoj te lakše funkcionirala u svakodnevnom životu. U svemu tome, vrlo važnu ulogu ima i komunikacija između odgajatelja, djeteta, roditelja i stručnih suradnika, što znači da svi sudionici trebaju biti uključeni u komunikacijski proces kako bi profesionalna potpora djeci s teškoćama u razvoju bila što uspješnija.Various difficulties in a child's development usually can be seen in the earlier years of life and often educators notice them and try to integrate that children into society and prepare them for the educational system of primary education through early and preschool education. Since there has been an increase in children with various disabilities, there has been an increase in educators who use their professional competencies to integrate children with disabilities into regular educational programs and provide them with more professional assistance in the simplest possible way. It is educators who are usually the first to notice a difficulty in a child attending one of the institutions of early and preschool education, so they have a big role in that, because the sooner the difficulty is noticed and recognized, the sooner they will start and work on determining its degree and adapt the child to daily activities. In addition to educators who are an integral part of early and preschool education, there is other professional support for children with disabilities, and these professionals provide health, psychological, rehabilitation, pedagogical and educational care to help children with disabilities more easily get involved in upbringing and functioned more easily in everyday life. In all this, communication between educators, children, parents and professional associates also plays a very important role, which means that all participants should be involved in the communication process in order for professional support for children with disabilities to be as successful as possible