Multicultural education in pre-school educational institutions

Abstract. The attempt to interpret the key concepts of the theme: “integration”, “acculturation” and “multicultural education” was made in this article. The author examines general issues related to the integration of pre-school children from migrant families into the educational environment of the pre-school educational institution and analyses the means and content of multicultural education, which is based on the knowledge of recipient culture, as well as language and communication skills that enable the practical use of a language in different communicative situations.

Keywords: integration, acculturation, multicultural education, migrant children, content of multicultural education, educational means.