Abstract

My aim for this study is to examine what the parent’s of the children attending pre-school

wants to be a part of, by examining the parent’s description of the performance review and

what their experience from them was. This study is based on earlier research and literature,

which describes the pre-schools activities, how they work and the documented goals they try

to accomplish. I also did eight interviews with parents from two municipalities, which I then

interpreted based on my experience and understanding. The interviews focused on the

parent’s description of their experience of how much influence on the work in their child's

pre-school. The interviewed parent’s have experience from six different pre-schools, two of

which are specially adapted to suit the needs of disabled children. The study comprise of preschools

that handle children who are 1 – 5 years old, since that's where most children are

today, when their parents are at work or at school. The parents want to maintain a close

relationship to their pre-school. They also want to feel that they are a part of their children’s

daily life at the pre-school. The parents said that they have a good pre-school that listens to

them, respect them and takes very good care of the children. The parents mostly wanted to be

a part of their children’s well being while they are at the pre-school.

Key words parents involvement, Involvement, pedagogic documentation and influenced by

pre-school activities.