Early childhood education and care
Together with the families, the City of Kuopio’s early childhood education and care services offer a safe environment that is favourable for the child’s growth, development, learning and play.
Mission of early childhood education and care
The mission of the City of Kuopio’s early childhood education and care services is, together with the families and other actors, to offer a safe environment that is favourable for the child’s growth, development, learning and play. Early childhood education and care moves with the times and supports sustainable development.
The values of early childhood education and care are service orientation, confidentiality, and inclusion of children and families. Early childhood education and care supports the child’s growth into a confident, cooperative and responsible person.
In Kuopio, early childhood education and care services are provided at municipal and private day-care centres, in family care and as open early childhood education and care.
Each under school-age child has a right to early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care comprises methodical and goal-oriented education, instruction and care of children with a special emphasis on pedagogy