Pedagogy of Early Childhood Education (5 cr)
Code: SO00CA76-3005
General information
Enrollment
02.07.2025 - 31.07.2025
Timing
01.08.2025 - 17.12.2025
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Sote
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor Degree Programme in Social Services
Teachers
- Jenni Korhonen
Groups
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SOS24SBSOS24SB
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SOS24SASOS24SA
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SOS24SCSOS24SC
Objective
Student
- knows what early childhood education pedagogy and operating culture are and knows how to develop them in practice
- can identify the child's support needs
- knows how to plan activities that support the well-being of children and families.
- knows how to support the child's growth, development and learning
- can strengthen the participation of children and families
Other recommended studies: to be discussed with the study counsellor in the personal study plan review
Content
- Pedagogy of early childhood education
- Factors that support the well-being of the operating culture of early childhood education
- Planning, evaluation, development and documentation of pedagogical and community activities
- Identifying the support needs of children and families and activities that support well-being, and planning and evaluating the activities
- Supporting and strengthening the child's interaction and participation
- Prevention of marginalization and bullying
- The child's growth, development and learning
- Observation of play
- Guiding groups of children
Evaluation scale
0 - 5
Further information
The course involves 135 hours of study.
Face-to-face teaching: 10 lessons
Observation of early childhood education, project work (group work), independent study online.
Some tasks have alternative execution methods.
Assessment: 0-5