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Appendix 3. Prime points in early education and school services
in the Integration Programme

Task area Measures Cooperating inter-
Preschool edu- ests and responsi-
cation A child who speaks a foreign language
According to the statistics on 7 April 2013, ble parties
there are 72 children in daycare whose
mother tongue is not Finnish, Sámi or Swed- Preschool education
ish. This represents about 2.5% of the chil-
dren in daycare. In order to reinforce the
learning of Finnish, the group of a children
speaking a foreign language who has turned
three is normally reduced. In compliance with
the City‟s early education plan, each child
who speaks a foreign language is entitled to
receive S2 instruction as part of the daycare
educational and teaching activity. For each
child, a personal early education plan is com-
piled together with the parents/guardians, in
which the child‟s strengths and support needs
are recognized and targets are set for the
child's growth environs.

Open daycare centre Preschool education

The activity of the open daycare centre is
intended for pre-schoolers and their parents
or carers who look after them at home. The
operations are arranged at the Family Service
Centre in Korkalovaara, Nivavaara and Oun-
asrinne.

Pre-primary education Preschool education
In pre-primary education, the S2 teaching for
a child who speaks a foreign language is
based on the child‟s goals as entered in the
pre-school education plan and Finnish 2 as
the language in the curriculum. Instruction in

the child‟s own language is arranged in coop-
eration with Basic Education.

Personnel training Preschool education
During the 2012–13 operational period, the
Roi HAAPA project arranged instruction on
preschool and basic education for the per-
sonnel. By educational means, support for the

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