The first lecture deals with the importance of early childhood education. The lecturer, professor Karila, uses her own work history and experiences, and examples of the development of early childhood education in Finland. She begins from the 1970’s when the first steps of day care were established.

Before any lecture either print or save to your computer the assigned PowerPoint presentation.

Assignment before the lecture: None.

Open or save the PowerPoint slides related to this lecture HERE.

Listen to the lecture, and afterwards do the assignment given below.

Write your learning experiences into your personal Reflective report

Assignment after the lecture: None.