Language, culture and world view awareness in early childhood education and care

In Vantaa, the objective of language, culture and belief awareness in early childhood education and care is to support the development of each child's linguistic, cultural and religious or ethical background and to guide the children to appreciate and respect the different languages, cultures, religions and beliefs.

Introduction

In Vantaa, the objective of language, culture and belief awareness in early childhood education and care is to support the development of each child's linguistic, cultural and religious or ethical background and to guide the children to appreciate and respect the different languages, cultures, religions and beliefs.

The language and culture coordinators

The language and culture coordinators consult and guide the staff in the matters of bilingual and multilingual children and reinforce the personnel’s existing competence in language, culture and belief awareness.

Keywords

Multilingualism Multiculturalism

Units

Service has 132 units in total