Abstract: “The paper focuses on the issue of inclusion and its importance in the environment of kindergartens. The issue is presented both from the viewpoint of theoretical starting points and the perspective of selected research findings focused especially on perception of inclusion by teachers. We believe that inclusive environment is strongly related to the character of kindergarten climate and the area of respect for a child’s needs and the level of primary prevention of risk behaviour in children at the same time. The contribution is one of the outputs of the project IGA_PdF_2014018 “Climate of Kindergarten Respecting the Child’s Needs as a Factor of Primary Prevention of Risk Behaviour”

Keywords: inclusion, diversity, kindergarten, teacher, teacher’s concept of a pupil, school climate, prevention of risk behaviour, child’s needs