Study Guide

Objective

You deepen your knowledge of the legislation of Finnish early childhood education and care and the service system.

You become familiar with the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care and the entity formed by the early childhood education plans as well as the basics of the preschool curriculum.

You are able to examine early childhood education and care from a socio-pedagogical perspective and recognise its significance in your own work approach.

You know the starting points and principles of cooperation with the guardians in early childhood education and care.

You know the starting points of multidisciplinary work in early childhood education and care and are able to guide client families to support measures and services.

You become familiar with the duties and roles of a social pedagogue in early childhood education and care both in a team and in a multiprofessional work community in early childhood education and care.

Content

How do the Act and Decree on Early Childhood Education and Care define early childhood education and care?

How does the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care define early childhood education and care?

What kind of entity do national, local and child-specific early childhood education plans form and how do they define the upbringing / education, instruction and care provided in early childhood education and care?

How does the Basics of the Pre-school Curriculum define early childhood education and pre-school education?

What does the socio-pedagogical perspective mean in early childhood education and care?

What is the significance of the socio-pedagogical perspective in your own work approach?

What are the starting points and principles of educational cooperation with the guardians in early childhood education and care?

What are the starting points of multidisciplinary work in early childhood education and care?

How do you refer client families in early childhood education and care to support measures and services?

What is the role and roles of a social pedagogue in early childhood education and care both in a team and in a multiprofessional work community in early childhood education and care?

Qualifications

Basic knowledge of human growth, development and learning as well as early childhood education and care as part of the service system is required.