Kindergarten Education in Europe
Kindergarten legislation in general
Forms of kindergarten
Kindergarten teachers
Organisation
Diversity
Kindergarten legislation in general
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No national standard group size and adult-child ratios 25 children in one group (differences between the federal states) 1 qualified pedagogical employee (“Educator” or “early Childhood Teacher”) and 1 qualified assistant for up to 24 children Groups with children with different ages, between 3 and 6 years |
24 periods per 50 minutes for qualified teachers, 2 period to physical education courses There are two kinds of teachers: a qualified teacher for education and an “adaptation-teacher” responsible to support pupils with difficulties. He is responsible for one or more schools Between 8 and 25 children for one teacher The pupil timetable must include 28 weekly periods of 50 minutes divided into nine half-days from Monday morning to Friday evening. |
1 pedagogical leader per 6-9 children under the age of 3, 1 for 14-18 children over the age of three 3 educators for one group, one has to be kindergarten teacher, the others are assistants |
No national standard group size and adult-child ratios, vary between the municipalities 17 children in one group 5-6 children per adult The opening times are according to the needs of the parents in the municipalities |
The basic organisational unit in the kindergarten is kindergarten department No age-related groups max. 25 children per 1 group |
Maximum 28 children per class. One teacher for 28 children. For about 2 hours a day, two teachers work together 24 periods per 60 minutes for qualified teachers, 2 periods of physical education courses Mixed age groups, from 3 to 6 years or groups with same age (it depends on the school) |
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Belgium |
Norway |
Sweden |
Poland |
Italy |
Integrative institutions for children with special needs Or: specific institutions for children with special needs Gender-/sex-specific pedagogy and intercultural work depends on the particular areas and conception of the kindergarten |
Children with a foreign nationality can have a teaching language adaptation course Special need schools No specific law concerning sexual or gender matters |
High relevance in the Norwegian pre-school system Very integrative pre-school system with no or little categorisation of children (only for children with severe special needs) |
High relevance in the school system and in the curriculum A very integrative system, no categorisation of children |
Integrative kindergartens 6 year old children with special educational needs have the right to an individual one-year kindergarten preparation Bilingual kindergarten for children with another |
Integrative kindergartensl, with support to children speaking foreign languages. For children with disabilities there is a teacher support and in serious cases an educator from the municipality |