VAR01VK26AVOIN Basics of early childhood education and care and social pedagogy in early childhood education and care (5cr)
Code: VAR0105A25S-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 04.08.2025 - 05.08.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.01.2026 - 31.07.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Sosiaali- ja kirkonala
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 0 - 65
- Degree programmes
- BA of Social Services
- Teachers
- Minna Hallman
- Marjaana Marttila
- Course
- VAR0105A25S
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization VAR01VK26AVOIN Basics of early childhood education and care and social pedagogy in early childhood education and care VAR0105A25S-3001. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Objective
Students
• know the basics and principles of early childhood pedagogy as part of the Finnish education system and life-long learning
• understand social pedagogy as the framework of pedagogical thinking and implementation of early childhood education
• are familiar with and know how to apply documents and legislation guiding and governing early childhood education
• know how to plan, implement, document and assess child-oriented pedagogy
• support children’s participation and their characteristic activity: playing
• know how to act in a culture and belief sensitive manner and support equality, parity and diversity in early childhood education
• are familiar with the quality and evaluation of early childhood education and the key working methods of a functional educator team
Content
• documents and legislation guiding and directing early childhood education
• social pedagogy in early childhood education
• inclusion pedagogy and play
• educational activity planning, implementation, documentation and assessment process
• educational collaboration
• work of an educator team
• quality and evaluation in early childhood education
• sensitivity to cultures and beliefs, equality, parity and diversity