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Basics of Early Childhood Education and Care (5 cr)

Code: TH00BZ35-3001

General information


Enrollment

02.12.2021 - 20.01.2022

Timing

13.01.2022 - 03.02.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

1 op

RDI portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning

Unit

Health and Well-being

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

15 - 39

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Social Services

Teachers

  • Heli Virjonen
  • Janina Luoto

Groups

  • MSOSSS20
  • PSOSTS20
  • MSOSTK20
  • PSOSTK20

Objective

Objectives
Student- knows the legislation governing early education and the service system of early education. - knows the basics of early education and understands its significance in early education. - knows the essential goals, objections as well as basic task of early education
and is familiarized with day care as the child’s growth environment. - knows the child’s learning and development process.

Content

Content
• development of early education and social tasks
• entity of early education services
• basics of an early education plan
• support of the development and learning of pre-school aged children

Evaluation scale

H-5