The aim of this study is to explore the perception and experience of treatment and inclusion that Afroswedish parents have of the Swedish preschool. There are a few similar studies on the subject, but they are either coming in from another perspective or are focused on the theoretical aspect of the matter. 

The study has been performed through semi structured, qualitative interviews with seven caregivers with an afroswedish background, who have children in the Swedish preschool, or that just have finished it. Throughout the study we have been using a phenomenographic method among an intercultural theory and Foucault’s theory to analyse and understand how different factors are associated and interact with each other, and how they affect the intercultural encounter.

The study shows that their experiences vary depending on numerous factors. One of the most significant is that the individual preschools work for inclusion and diversity is dependent for the parent’s perceptions of the preschool and the pedagogues. The experiences of how the pedagogues treat and talk with the parents and the children are also important for the overall impression of the preschools. The study points out the awareness among the preschool staff and their approach to the matter of diversity as the main important factor for equal treatment and inlcusion.