Early childhood education and care (5 cr)
Code: SO00AD23-3010
General information
Enrollment
15.08.2020 - 04.09.2020
Timing
07.09.2020 - 13.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 45
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Virve Jussila
Teacher in charge
Virve Jussila
Groups
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SOMI19SP
Objective
You acquaint yourself with the organization and development and legislation of Finnish early childhood education, care and day care service.
You are able to examine the child-centered approach as an educational basis and know how to build an educational relationship with a child and a family.
You are capable of planning, implementing and assessing activities in a group of children and based on the National Curriculum Guidelines on Early Childhood Education and Care.
You are able to observe and study child’s play from developmental theoretical and interactive perspective.
Content
What is the Finnish day care service system like?
What are the laws and guidelines regulating early childhood education and care?
How is child-centeredness defined? What does it mean as an educational approach? What does child-centeredness mean in early childhood pedagogy?
How are activities for children in day care planned, actualized and evaluated based on the National Curriculum Guidelines on Early Childhood Education and Care?
What is play and how does it develop during childhood? What is the role of play in the development and learning of a child?
Evaluation scale
1-5
Qualifications
Human development and learning