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Considering that early childhood education professionals serve as gatekeepers of young children\u2019s participation, the Erasmus+ PARTICIPA project developed a professional development approach, involving the creation of a massive open online course (MOOC) and self-assessment tools targeting early childhood education coordinators, teachers, and assistants. Specifically, this approach aimed to strengthen professionals&#8217; knowledge, attitudes, and practices that support the promotion of children\u2019s participation. In this talk, I will describe (a) the project&#8217;s main activities and outputs; (b) the main findings from the PARTICIPA feasibility study; and (c) the main lessons learned in this Erasmus+ project involving 5 partners from Portugal, Belgium, Poland, and Greece.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cec\u00edlia Aguiar is an associate professor at Iscte, the current director of the Department of Social and Organizational Psychology, and a researcher at CIS-IUL &#8211; Center for Social Research and Intervention. With a background in developmental and educational psychology, she has led and participated in research projects on the quality of early childhood education settings and their effects on children\u2019s social development. She coordinated the work package on curriculum, pedagogy, and social climate in the H2020 ISOTIS project and led the Portuguese participation in the Erasmus+ KIT@ and BECERID projects, the latter of which launched the blog PrimeirosAnos.pt, a research-based resource aimed at early childhood education professionals. From 2019 to 2022, she coordinated the Erasmus+ PARTICIPA project &#8211;\u00a0<em>Professional Development Tools Supporting Participation Rights in Early Childhood Education<\/em>\u00a0and is currently coordinating project KidLe:\u00a0<em>Developing an intercultural game as a pedagogic tool for the inclusion of pupils with migrant bacKground in new Learning environments<\/em>, with UoL as a key partner. Cec\u00edlia Aguiar has served as Associate Editor of the Early Childhood Research Quarterly and has published in international indexed journals within Educational and Developmental Psychology and 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