Monthly Archives: August 2013

Orientation project tools applied in Turku

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ToLiVa- project (Physical activity culture in Early Childhood Education) has been granted 50000 euros for applying the tools of Orientation project to the mentoring of physical activity development. The project is directed by Turku University of Applied sciences and the partners include Turku Art Academy, the city of Turku, LiikU ry, Valo ry and others. The project will be applied in the eastern Turku day care centers, with childminders and municipal playgrounds.

Children’s creativity in day care

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In child evaluation one evaluated item was children’s creativity in pretend play. Now our article Children’s Creativity in Day Care has been accepted for publication in Early Child Development and Care. Creativity is not restricted to art or educational processes, rather, it manifests itself most clearly in children peer relations where children create their learning environment in a shared processes.

Reunamo, J., Lee, H-C., Wang, L-C., Ruokonen, I., Nikkola, T. & Malmstrom, S. (In print). Creativity in day care. Early Child Development and Care.