Study Guide

Objective

• you are familiar with the legislation concerning early childhood education and the related service system
• you are familiar with the early childhood education plan and understand its meaning
• you know the central goals of early childhood education and have an understanding of early childhood education as children’s growth environment
• you know the learning and development process of children
• you know the competence requirements for a Bachelor of Social Services in early childhood education

Content

• the legislation concerning early childhood education and the Convention on the Rights of the Child
• the development of early childhood education and its roles in society
• the overall structure of early childhood education services
• the national core curriculum for early childhood education and care and the early childhood education plan
• the development of children under school age

Evaluation scale

H-5

Qualifications

Students can start optional customer group-specific studies when they have completed at least 60 credits.

The modules in early childhood education must be completed in order: first the basic studies (Module 1) and then the advanced studies (Module 2). Exceptions can be made if it is justified from the perspective of the student’s personal study plan (HOPS) and the student has at least one year of work experience in early childhood education tasks in Finland or previous higher education studies in early childhood education that have been accredited in their studies at Turku University of Applied Sciences.