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SUMMaRY
The core of the early education development unit project, VKK-Metro, was
formed by 21 research day-care centres. Each of them selected a development
area that suited their needs but was connected to the common theme. This
publication is an account of the day-care centres’ development activities
in 2008 and 2009.
The progress of the development process was observed each month
via electronic surveys created by VKK-Metro. The collected data was
immediately sent back to the respective day-care centres to support
discussions and considerations within the units. The publication describes
the processes of the day-care centres as a whole.
The day-care centre environment places its own unique set of challenges
on developmental efforts. These challenges must be taken into consideration
in order to reach a satisfactory result. The difficulty of finding time for
shared conversations, the hectic nature of the work and the relatively rapid
staff turnover have all affected the development work. Under these kinds
of circumstances, one of the most important principles is to divide the
development process into small steps.
The importance of the instructor who was appointed to aid the daycare
centre’s director and support the development efforts was found to be
considerable. Similarly, the contact persons in the day-care centres played a
significant role. Students also emerged as a, for the present, largely untapped
resource for development. The various pilot projects and activities involving
students received ample praise from the workers in the field.
The end of the publication summarises the ten guiding principles of
the VKK-Metro unit, which took form during the development process.
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