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Early childhood education and care (5 cr)

Code: SO00DT47-3006

General information


Enrollment

08.11.2021 - 21.11.2021

Timing

10.01.2022 - 29.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

4 op

Mode of delivery

20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning

Unit

Department of Social Services and Health Care, Mikkeli

Campus

Mikkeli Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

20 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Virve Jussila

Teacher in charge

Virve Jussila

Groups

  • SOMI21KM
    Social Services, part-time studies

Objective

You become familiar with the legislation and day care service system of early childhood education and with the National Core Curriculum Guidelines on Early Childhood Education and Care.
You are able account for the child-centered approach as an educational starting point.
You study learning areas and the importance of learning environments in early childhood education, and are able to plan, implement and evaluate activities that meet the criteria of the National Core Curriculum Guidelines on Early Childhood Education and Care.
You are able to observe and study children's play from developmental theoretical and interactive perspective.

Content

What are the laws and guidelines regulating early childhood education and care?
How is child-centeredness defined, and what does it mean as an educational approach?
What are learning areas and what is the meaning of learning environments in pedagogical planning?
How are activities for children in day care planned, implemented and evaluated based on the National Core 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?
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Evaluation scale

1-5

Qualifications

Human development and learning