Abstract: This article presents the process of contextualization of the the Ministry of Education’s Pedagogical Guide to Early Childhood from Birth to Age 4, to the open framework educational approach from the Centro Infantil Laboratorio Emerlinda Mora (CILEM). For this research, the two principals and six teachers working for the institution were interviewed. Likewise, a research workshop was held with experts who know the trajectory of this Educational Center. With the information provided by the participants, a philosophical framework was built, with the purpose of adapting the different sections of the Pedagogical Guide to the pedagogical model of the institution. As a result of this process, the curricular components of the guide were characterized according to CILEM’s educational model. The relevancy of the role of the teacher, and the facilitation performed, are recognized in order to implement what the model establishes. It was possible to determine that, in such facilitation processes, the setup classroom space and the learning environment itself allow girls and boys to develop life long skills through the engagement on practical everyday life exercises.This favors the active role of children in the educational process. A finding of the study reveals that the evaluation processes, in an open framework model, include the teacher’s constant reflection on the classroom setup space, the materials and the activities presented, as well as on the role of the girls and boys. The document provides planning tools to implement this educational model, as well as final recommendations to guide pedagogical facilitation processes in an open framework model.

Keywords:  pedagogical mediation; evaluation; initial education; open framework model