Study Guide

Objective

• you understand the importance of educational collaboration with children’s guardians
• you are familiar with the ethical principles and values of early childhood education
• you are familiar with principles of multi-professional collaboration and are able to apply them in your work
• you strengthen your cultural competence

Content

• family-oriented forms of collaboration and dialogue
• addressing difficult issues in challenging situations
• multi-professional and multi-sectoral collaboration
• the professional identity of a Bachelor of Social Services in early childhood education
• values and ethics in tutoring practices and the day care operating culture
• guardians from different language and cultural backgrounds as educational partners

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.