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Basics of Early Childhood Education and Care (5 cr)

Code: SS10065-3002

General information


Enrollment

01.04.2025 - 30.04.2025

Timing

01.06.2025 - 31.07.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

5 - 100

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Antti Raekorpi

Teacher in charge

Antti Raekorpi

Groups

  • TOP24_25
    Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2024-2025

Objective

You are able to:
• define the tasks, objectives and operational forms of early childhood education and care as well as the service system
• recognise the significance of the basics of the early childhood education and care plan in the implementation of early childhood education and care and are able to interpret its contents
• explain the concept of the child and have an understanding about the child’s learning in early childhood education and care
• interpret the contents of the pedagogical framework
• define the importance of quality and evaluation of early childhood education and care and related concepts

Content

Basics of the early childhood education and care plan, legislation, objectives and quality of early childhood education and care, societal significance of early childhood education and care, cooperation with guardians, early childhood education and care service system, the concept of a child in early childhood education and care, concept of learning, pedagogical framework

Evaluation scale

H-5