What is early childhood education and care?
All children under school-age have a subjective right to early childhood education and care (ECEC). The parents of the child decide whether or not their child participates in ECEC. Parents have several options to choose from: ECEC centres, family day care or for example clubs or playground activities.
Education and qualifications
Early childhood education and care
Early childhood education and care in Finland
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is part of the Finnish education system and an important stage on the child’s path of growing and learning. ECEC lays a foundation for lifelong learning. The Finnish ECEC is based on an integrated approach to care, education and teaching, the so-called “educare” model, with particular emphasis on pedagogy.
Education and qualifications
Early childhood education and care
National core curriculum for ECEC in a nutshell
The early childhood education and care is guided by the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care and the National core curriculum for ECEC (2018), which is a national norm. The ECEC providers shall prepare the local curricula for ECEC based on the National core curriculum for early childhood education and care. ECEC providers are mostly municipal providers (84 %).
Education and qualifications
Early childhood education and care
Support for the internationalisation of higher education
The Finnish National Agency for Education supports international cooperation between higher education institutions through different funding programmes. An essential part of both the internationally and nationally financed programmes is network cooperation.
Development
Higher education
Asia
Erasmus+ for higher education
FIRST+
Generation Study Abroad
HEI ICI
Nordic Master
Nordplus Higher Education
north2north
Scholar Rescue Fund
How to apply for Erasmus+ funding from the Executive Agency
On this page you will find information on Erasmus+ funding applied for from the European Commission’s Executive Agency EACEA during the programme period 2021-2027.
Programmes
Erasmus+
Erasmus Mundus action
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Projects
Higher education
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for higher education
Internationalisation
Education development
Funding
How to apply for Erasmus+ funding from EDUFI
On this page you will find instructions for applying for Erasmus+ funding awarded by EDUFI during the period 2021–2027.
Programmes
Basic education
Upper secondary education
Vocational education and training
Higher education
Adult education
Youth
Physical education and sports
Erasmus in Schools
Erasmus+
Erasmus+ for adult education
Erasmus+ for vocational education
Erasmus+ for higher education
Erasmus+ for youth work - Youth in Action
Erasmus+ for general education
Erasmus+: Sport
Instructions for the implementation of Erasmus+ projects
Instructions for the implementation of Erasmus+ projects have been compiled on this page.
Programmes
Erasmus+
All instructions for applying for funding in the Erasmus+ programme compiled on one page
The instructions for applying for funding for the different actions in the Erasmus+ programme have been compiled on this page.
Programmes
Erasmus+
Europassi
Basic education
Vocational education and training
Higher education
Liberal adult education
Adult education
Youth
Europass
Recognition of qualifications
Internationalisation