Prevention of bullying in early childhood education and pre-primary education
In early childhood education and pre-primary education, anti-bullying work primarily focus on practicing interaction skills, learning to work in a group, and developing emotional skills. The active presence of staff in everyday situations is the foundation of a safe environment for the group of children. Continuous observation and discussions about observations enable intervention in bullying situations.
Open communication is the key. Children are taught to recognize and constructively resolve conflicts together. Any instances of harassment, bullying or violence are discussed with the children's guardians, and solutions are sought together.
For children, consistent adult behavior and jointly agreed rules create clarity in practices and help prevent conflicts and bullying.
"Children must be protected from violence, bullying, and other harassment."
Early Childhood Education Act, Section 10
Bullying prevention plan
Early childhood education units prepare a bullying prevention plan in collaboration with children, guardians and staff. The plan is updated annually. You can find the plans for each unit on the ECEC centers’ tampere.fi websites.
A preschool unit operating in a school prepares a plan together with basic education to protect students from bullying, violence, and harassment. A preschool unit operating in an early childhood education unit prepares the bullying prevention plan in cooperation with early childhood education.