The main element of this paper is the preservation of cultural and local heritage. Different cultural and local projects have been described. They demonstrate the different ways in which affiliation towards local identity can be motivated and stimulated among children. The paper touches upon bilingualism, which is also part of the local identity, as well as speech and dialects. A special attention has been dedicated to bilingualism in Istria. There are many Italian kindergartens in Istria as well as other educational institutions which also have a role in the development of local identity. Since Italian is an official language in Istria, there one can find the best examples of how local identity can be stimulated in those educational institutions. Conclusions on what local identity means for a person, how it is defined and what is the role of cultural identity can be drawn from this paper. The principle of local identity has been described in this paper as well as the way in which this identity is stimulated through child upbringing and education. The paper also contains examples of concrete work that has been done with children. Furthermore, tradition is also described and the way culture is stimulated through folklore. In addition, this paper contains the results of a survey where the respondents were child educators from all over the Republic of Croatia. The subject of this survey was, among other things, to analyze how important it is for child educators to stimulate local identity in their work with children, which elements they use in their work and whether they think that children accept local identity topics more than others.