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
A pupil in pre-primary education is entitled to pupil welfare, i.e. care for the child’s holistic wellbeing both as an individual and as part of a group. The personal services provided to pupils in pre-primary education include the health care services provided by child welfare clinics and psychologist and school social worker services. If necessary, a multidisciplinary expert group can be assembled to support the child.
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.