Otava Learning

Empowering Early Childhood Education and Care in Finland

Finnish early childhood education and care, ECEC, is about children and their wellbeing, growth and learning as well as cooperation in an empowering and thriving community. The purpose of this book is to help understand what is central to Finnish ECEC pedagogy and its operational or community culture.

This book is aimed at the whole ECEC personnel, trainers, researchers and other experts, as well as everyone interested in ECEC, such as parents and other interested in the life of young children. It is suitable as a textbook at various levels of teaching in ECEC. It can also be used for supplementary education.

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Authors

Jonna Kangas has a PhD in educational sciences, specialising in ECEC. She works as a university lecturer at the University of Helsinki.

Anna-Leena Lastikka has a licentiate in educational sciences, specialising in ECEC, from the University of Helsinki. She works as a freelance educator in the field of education.

Liisa Karlsson has a PhD in educational sciences and is an adjunct professor at the University of Helsinki.