High-Quality Educational Environment of a Kindergarten

UNICEF's Recommendations Based on the ECERS-3 Methodology.

Experts: Solomiia Boikovych, Khrystyna Shabat

UNICEF's educational series for preschool educators and professionals. It aims to provide thorough guidance on organizing a high-quality educational environment following the ECERS-3 methodology. This resource offers advice on fostering beneficial collaboration between educators and parents or caregivers. The educational series is designed to facilitate the comprehensive and harmonious development of children while also engaging preschool educators in initiating and implementing changes. Additionally, it seeks to underscore the importance of preschool education and advance the cause of safe and inclusive learning environments.

The educational series was created by UNICEF with the support of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine  with information support from the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine for Diia.Education.

Format:
Education series
EKTS:
0.1
Languages:
Ukrainian
Topic:
Pedagogy
Intended for:
for educators, for parents

Skills:

Child's adaptation in the kindergarten
Child's speech development
Communication with parents and children
Discipline
Interaction between educators and children
Organisation educational environment according to ECERS-3
Personal care practices for children

Program

Start

What is the ECERS-3 methodology? What indicators show that the educational space is of high quality? ECERS-3 is a system of criteria for assessment of the quality of the overall learning environment in preschool institutions. The main task of the methodology is to evaluate quality according to certain metrics, but its recommendations can and should be applied in your daily activities in the preschool institutions. How should the kindergarten space be arranged and visually furnished?

Invited experts

Solomiia Boikovych
National expert on the ECERS-3 methodology, UNICEF expert on preschool education
Khrystyna Shabat
Head of the Ukrainian Catholic University’s Child Dignity Centre