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Pre-school education in the view of parents Drs. Jet Weigand-Timmer

Pre-school education in the view of parents Drs. Jet Weigand-Timmer. Introduction. Why (early)education?. Learning is a duty during your whole life Learning leads to action and becoming “Tov” Education is needed for a child as part of society. Who is responsible?.

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Pre-school education in the view of parents Drs. Jet Weigand-Timmer

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  1. Pre-school education in the view of parentsDrs. Jet Weigand-Timmer

  2. Introduction

  3. Why (early)education? • Learning is a duty during your whole life • Learning leads to action and becoming “Tov” • Education is needed for a child as part of society

  4. Who is responsible? • Improvement of the community • Family love • Reasons for handing over: • Work • Better care and education

  5. Early-childhood education in the Netherlands 1

  6. Early-childhood education in the Netherlands 2 • Primary education: age 4-12, compulsary from age 5, flexible transition from playing to learning • Professional day-care • Informal day-care • Toddlers play area • (Medical day-care)

  7. Does it work? • Effects on emancipation and labour: champions in part-time work • Effects on education: disappointing

  8. Parental participation 1 Partnership depends on: • partnership culture • partnership structure • willingness to partnership • skills in partnership

  9. Parental participation 2 levels: • empathy • practical help • mental support • co-decision

  10. Parental participation 3 Goals: • educational • improvement • organisational • democratic

  11. How to improve parental participation 1 Negative: • • thinking in impossibilities • • lack of skills • • parents do not have the willingness, the attitudes, knowledge and skills

  12. How to improve parental participation 2 Positive: • willingness • involvement • ability

  13. How to improve parental participation 3 Roles and goals • Pedagogue • Communicator • Teacher • Supporter • Learner • Consultant • Guardian • Co-operator

  14. How to improve parental participation 4 Professionals : • attitude • identity • power • similarities and differences

  15. The most important ingredient in the success of early childhood education is the improvement of the relationship between institutions and parents

  16. Thank you www.weigand.nl

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