Childcare in Turkey
Agenda
An overview of Turkey
Types of childcare systems
History of the childcare system
Underlying philosophy
Accessibility/Availability
Training and roles of the childcare workers/ECE
Overview of Turkey
Located in Western Asia and in east Thrace in southern Europe
Climate – hot dry summers with mild wet winters
Capital – Ankara
Official Language is Turkish
Ethnic makeup – Turkish 80% and Kurdish 20%
Population in Turkey
Turkey has a population of 72 million
According to estimations, it will be about 82 million by year 2015
Turkish Phrases
Hello merhaba
Good morning gunaydun
Good evening iyi akshamlar
Good night iyi gejeler
Types of Childcare
Preschool
Nannies
Kindergarten Pre
primary
Formal and Non-formal Formal education is the regular education for individuals in a certain age group and given in schools
Pre-Primary education is an optional education for children between 3-5 years of age who are under the age of compulsory primary education.
Ministry of National Education is responsible for the child care system
First regulations were set for ECE services in Turkey
Minstry of education gradually devlop and was reconized by the law
1966
Increase in number of children benfiriting from ECE services and iin public preschools
Increase in number of chilreadn recieiving ECE services
1961
Importance of ECE were known and being disvloped in programs
1990s 1960 1933 1915
History of Childcare 1977 Growth in the number of public nursery opening which increase the ages of the primary education
Minstry of Education gradually devloped and was recongnized with the law
Establishment of the nursery rooms and creches at workplaces
Childcare is not just the responsibility of women and employers; but also the local governments
.
Government was planning to have the having nursery rooms and childcare facilities throughout the country
2004
Employers are supposed to open a nursery for their workplace
Female unemployment is still high in Turkey
2012 2006 2000 1933
History of Childcare
Availability and Accessibility Childcare and child rearing duties are duties expected to be done mainly by women
Children are traditionally cared for by elderly relatives
Childcare is available privately – not free
There is no available subsidy
Fees must be paid in full
Not all of turkey has access to quality childcare but it is being worked on
Children living in remote rural and urban slum areas of turkey have low access to quality daycare services
Access to daycare services needs to be increased
The current existing capacities are not adequate for providing access to quality day care services for children under 6
There is a project underway that is aimed at providing day care services to children living under disadvantage conditions
This project will increase mothers in the workforce would mean an increase of childcare centers
Underlying Philosophy
Physical
The goal of Pre-Primary education in Turkey is to
structure it’s curriculum around 5 domains of development.
Mental
Sensory
Good Habits
Language
According to National Education law in Turkey Pre-Primary education is there to create a common atmosphere of growth regardless of income or environment
To ensure Turkish is spoken correct and well
Pre-Primary education in Turkey Begins at birth and ends at the age of 6
Pre-Primary education is not compulsory
Training and Role of an ECE in Turkey
- TED (Turkish Education Association) University founded in October 31st 1928, offers an 8 semester ECE program where students must take Math, Life Science, Turkish, History of the Turkish Republic, English for Academic Purposes, Intro to ECE, Psychology, Natural Sciences, Philosophy and Ethics, Visual Arts, Children's Literature, School Family and Society, Child Development, Children Health and Safety, Children Play and learning, Language development etc.
- Students must have experience working with children and references
- Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
Training and Role of an ECE in Turkey cont.
- A 4 year program that includes 138+ credits and requires completion of 16-20 credits each semester
- Students are given the opportunity to actively participate in the teaching and learning process
- The clinical practice increases gradually each year and the last year is primarily dedicated to student teaching and capstone experiences
- The program works closely with the public elementary schools and independent public kindergarten programs
- As the programs continue it is hoped that students are trained are researchers and scholars
Cont.
To provide a healthy, safe, and physical learning environment
Observe, monitor and assess the children
Communicate with the children’s parents
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