You recognise and are able to substantiate and evaluate your own professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education work. In a goal-oriented manner together with your colleagues, you are capable of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities that are in accordance with the principles of the early childhood education plan and support children’s participation. You are familiar with the main contents of early childhood education and are able to apply different working methods in early childhood education work.

• Early childhood education plan, early childhood education objectives, extensive learning and areas of learning
• Early childhood education methods, observation and evaluation
• Positive pedagogy, child-centred pedagogy and child participation
• Planning of pedagogical activities
• Assessment of the development of personal professionalism in early childhood education work

The course is implemented as a hybrid course. The student may apply for accreditation based on corresponding previous higher education studies following the accreditation practices described in the study guide.

Opetushallitus 2018. Varhaiskasvatussuunnitelman perusteet ja materiaali verkko-oppimisympäristössä.
Hujala, E. & Turja, L. (toim.) 2017 Varhaiskasvatuksen käsikirja
Koivula, M., Siippainen, A. & Eerola-Pennanen, P. (toim.) 2017. Valloittava varhaiskasvatus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

This course is part of the qualification of early childhood education and social pedagogy (total 60 cr).

The student has an overall knowledge of the growth, development and learning of a child under school age. The student has the ability to develop and consider the principles behind their education work.

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Adequate (1) You describe your pedagogical principles briefly. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise only a few principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2) You are able to recognise and describe your pedagogical principles. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the main contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Good (3) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You mostly know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and are able to use different working methods in early childhood education. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena by making use of source material.

Very good (4) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You are able to present the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and know how to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Excellent (5) You are able to substantiate your pedagogical principles and evaluate them in a critical manner exceptionally well. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work in a justified manner. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and are able to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.