What is Bilingual Early Childhood Education

Spanish bilingual education is becoming important in all educational cycles, especially in early childhood education, a stage where students have a great diversity of needs and interests. To explore the link between attention to diversity and bilingualism, the authors analysed the educational legislation in both areas, researched the content and language integrated learning (CLIL) approach, and the contributions made by specialists in the field. Following this research, the need arose to find out how the traditional bilingual teaching used in classrooms can be adapted to the needs of pupils and help their inclusion. An empirical study was carried out with active teachers in bilingual schools in the province of Alicante. The analysis of the teachers' opinions has shown that the techniques and resources proposed by the CLIL methodological approach can be the ideal tools for the inclusion of pupils in the bilingual classroom. Most teachers surveyed recognised that they use techniques such as scaffolding, ICT resources, or the audiolingual method, adapting to the needs of the children.