Pre-primary education pupil welfare
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Pre-primary education pupils have the right to pupil welfare, i.e. the care of the child’s overall well-being as an individual and as part of a group. Pupil welfare means promoting and maintaining the child’s good learning, balanced mental and physical health and social well-being as well as their prerequisites in the pre-primary education community. As a rule, pupil welfare is carried out as prev ...
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The involvement of children and guardians is essential in community-based pupil welfare and it promotes well-being. In addition to community-based pupil welfare, children are entitled to individual pupil welfare. Individual pupil welfare work is always started in cooperation with the pre-primary education personnel and the guardian. If you are concerned about your child’s well-being in pre-primary education, talk to the personnel of your child’s pre-primary education group or contact the special-needs teacher in early childhood education, school social worker or school nurse.
Background information
In pupil welfare in pre-primary education, a child participating in pre-primary education may receive healthcare services as personal services at the maternity and child health clinic as well as psychologist and social worker services. If necessary, the child can receive support from a multidisciplinary group of experts.
Pupil welfare looks after the child’s holistic wellbeing both as an individual and as part of a group. The aim of pupil welfare is to create a healthy and safe learning and growth environment for children, support their learning, alleviate and prevent learning obstacles and difficulties, protect mental health, and prevent exclusion.
Pupil welfare services in pre-primary education are implemented by wellbeing services county authorities in collaboration with the child’s parents or guardians and the child.