This academic publication, Early Childhood programs as the doorway to social cohesion: Application of Vygotsky's ideas from an East West perspective,  builds links between theory and practice, and presents ideas aiming to stimulate development of new thinking for successful implementation of quality early childhood education. In the book different perspectives and voices of professionals and academics from all around the globe including  the following countries - Australia, Azerbaijan, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Singapore, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. This effort was supported by Bernard Van Leer Foundation.