The role and place of ECEC in integrated working, benefitting vulnerable groups such as Roma : analytical report

The main purpose of this report is to examine the added value provided by, and the prerequisites for, integrated working - as well as the crucial role played by ECEC services - in order to better serve all families, but especially vulnerable and disadvantaged children and families. Separate attention is devoted to Roma children and their families as one of the most vulnerable groups in Europe, often trapped in a vicious circle of poverty, exclusion and discrimination.