Parents as pre-school education service co-producers in Lithuania

ENThe article analyses the benefits and obstacles of the co-production of pre-school education services in Lithuania. The methodology of current research is based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative research methods. Managers of kindergartens and active parents (involved in NGOs) were surveyed in the course of this research, and questionnaires were developed based on contemporary literature in the field of co-production. Three focus groups were organized by interviewing NGO representatives, local politicians and public servants from the Klaipėda municipality. [...].