What is heki?
The model project “heki – Hessische Kindertagestätten inklusiv” is a Hesse-wide, participatory model project for the inclusive design of Hessian daycare centers. Together with practitioners, experts, academics and, of course, children and their families, we want to strengthen inclusive education in daycare centers and anchor it in the long term.
The project
heki – Inclusive daycare centers in Hesse
is a state-wide model project for the inclusive design of daycare centers in Hesse on the basis of the Education and Upbringing Plan for Children from 0 – 10 Years in Hesse (BEP). The project runs from summer 2024 to the end of 2026.
heki brings together children, families, professionals and experts to explore and shape hand in hand what real participation can mean in everyday daycare. This is based on a broader concept of inclusion that encompasses the appreciation of gender diversity, the different abilities of children and the social and cultural dimensions. Heterogeneity and diversity are recognized and seen as an opportunity. The project will tie in with the inclusive issues and focal points of the respective locations.
Our mission: to build structures under the given conditions, to identify successful concepts that ensure that every child is welcomed and supported. In close cooperation with eight selected model daycare centers, we are developing practical solutions to show how inclusion can succeed, even under the current challenging conditions.
Daycare centers often face a major challenge, especially in view of the current conditions, such as a shortage of specialists and scarce resources.
A holistic approach and the support of the social environment and other regional partners are needed to ensure that all children have access to high-quality education and can develop their individual potential.
What we want to achieve:
- Recording the needs of children, families and professionals in Hesse
- Developing inclusive solutions that work in practice
- Development of a framework for daycare centers in which inclusion can succeed
- Qualification of specialists to strengthen and sustainably anchor inclusive education in daycare centers – based on the BEP