Curricula

Objective

The aim of the course is understanding the mandatory nature of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care in pedagogical work. You are able to justify your professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care work and evaluate your actions.

Competences:

Ethical competences in the social field
Competence in social client work

Intended learning outcomes:

You are able to comply with the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care and the underlying values of early childhood education and care.

You are able to carry out and evaluate pedagogically planned activities compliant with the principles of the National core curriculum in a goal-oriented manner in cooperation with other employees. You understand the frame of reference for pedagogical work and are able to support children's participation and learning.

Content

The core content of the course includes the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care and its different levels as well as the frame of reference of pedagogical work. Additionally, the significance of observation, evaluation and development in early childhood education and care, full-time pedagogy, child-centric approach and supporting the child's participation, as well as the operating forms of early childhood education and care and developing professionalism in early childhood education and care.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1= You are able to describe professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care work. You are able to describe different operating forms of early childhood education and care. You are able to describe the mandatory nature of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care in pedagogical work. You are able to describe pedagogically planned activities that support children's participation in cooperation with other employees.

2= You are able to describe your professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care work. You describe different operating forms of early childhood education and their special features. You are able to describe the mandatory nature of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care in pedagogical work. You are able to explain what goal-oriented, pedagogically planned work is and what activities that support children's participation in cooperation with other employees are.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3= You know how to present your professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care and give examples of them. You know the different operating forms of early childhood education and care and their special features. You present the key contents of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care and their mandatory nature in pedagogical work. You know what goal-oriented pedagogically planned activities are and how activities that support children's participation are carried out in cooperation with other employees.

4= You know how to present and evaluate your professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care and give examples of them. You know the different operating forms of early childhood education and are able to analyse their special features. You analyse and explain the mandatory nature of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care in pedagogical work. You are able to plan, carry out and evaluate activities that comply with the principles of the National core curriculum and support children's participation in a goal-oriented manner in cooperation with other employees.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5= You know how to present and evaluate your professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education and care and link them to the practical work of early childhood education and care. You present the different operating forms of early childhood education and care and analyse their special features critically. You analyse and apply the contents of the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care, and are aware of their mandatory nature in pedagogical work. You are able to plan, carry out and evaluate pedagogically planned activities that comply with the principles of the National core curriculum and support children's participation in a goal-oriented manner in cooperation with other employees.

Further information

The course is part of studies in early childhood education and care and social pedagogy work (60 credits in total). The course is compulsory for those following the study path of early childhood education and care.