Prerequisites for quality implementation of a foreign language in early and preschool education institutions

Kvaliteta poučavanja stranog jezika u ranoj i predškolskoj dobi ovisi o mnogim međusobno povezanim faktorima. Rad daje pregled kontekstualnih faktora na makro razini što podrazumijeva jezičnu politiku EU-a i kurikulum ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja te na mikro razini što podrazumijeva kompetencije odgajatelja, odabir primjerenih metoda i postupaka, stvaranje poticajnog okruženja te ostalih preduvjeta koji utječu na kvalitetu implementacije stranog jezika u ustanove ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja.The quality of language teaching in the early and preschool age is determined by a number of interrelated factors. The paper provides an overview of contextual factors at the macro level, such as EU language policy and early and preschool education curriculum, as well as at the micro level, such as educators' competencies, appropriate method and procedure selection, creating an enabling environment, and other preconditions that affect language in early and preschool education institution