2. 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
3. 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%
4. Population in Turkey
Turkey has a population of 72 million
According to estimations, it will be about 82 million by
year 2015
5. Turkish Phrases
Hello merhaba
Good morning gunaydun
Good evening iyi akshamlar
Good night iyi gejeler
7. 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
8. 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
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History of Childcare
1977
Growth in the
number of public
nursery opening
which increase
the ages of the
primary
education
9. 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
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History of Childcare
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
14. 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
15. 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
16. 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
17. 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
18. Cont.
To provide a healthy, safe, and physical learning
environment
Observe, monitor and assess the children
Communicate with the children’s parents
