2. • Early education is divided into two
cycles:
– first cycle, 0 to 3 years-old
– second cycle, 3-6 years.
• This is a non-compulsory phase of
education
• Compulsory education starts later,
after 6 years, with the primary stage.
4. • Public or state schools, the owner is a
public administration.
• Private schools, are authorized by the
competent authorities.
• and there are those that are not
authorized as schools, commonly called
"nurseries".
Types of centres
9. WE DEAL WITH THEM ALL
WITH A HEURISTIC APPROACH,
IN A GLOBAL WAY,
THROUGH PROJECT WORK
10. Staff
• To teach the first cycle (0-3), carers
should have a degree as Senior
Technical Educator.
• The qualification required to teach the
second cycle (3-6), is Teacher
specialised in Infant Education.
14. NUMBERS IN INFANT SCHOOL
3-year-old: 3 groups x 25 children
4-year-old: 3 groups x 25 children
5-year-old: 3 groups x 25 children
2-year-old: 4 groups x 18/19
children
TOTAL:299 children
17. What we look for:
• CHILDREN HAPPINESS; AN EASY LIFE
WITHOUT WORRIES
• KNOWLEDGE OF ONESELF
• PLEASURE THROUGH GAMES.
• DEVELOPMENT OF THE CREATIVITY
• A POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH PEERS AND
ADULTS
• THE CHILD AUTONOMY
18. How?
•CREATING AN AFFECTIVE BOND WITH CHILDREN
•PLAYING WITH THEM AND TEACHING HOW TO
PLAY
•ENHANCING PEOPLE RELATIONSHIPS
•PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND REAL EXPERIENCES
•CREATING DIFFERENT SITUATIONS WITH ALL
LANGUAGES (ARTS, CORPORAL, ORAL, MATHS,
MUSICAL, 2nd LANGUAGE…)
