Socially Sustainable Supervision in Early Childhood Education from Nordic Perspectives – Connecting Practice and Governance

27.8.2026 08:45

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8.45 - 9.00	‘A journey of Creating tools together for sustainable supervision in early childhood education’
	Marja-Liisa Keski-Rauska, Project leader at the Finnish Supervisory Agency
9.00 - 9.45	‘National perspectives on early childhood education and supervision – the role of policy and governance’
	Tarja Kahiluoto, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
	Comments and questions
10.00 - 10.45	Sustainable business
	Anni Tuppura, Associate Professor, LUT Business School
10.45 - 11.00	Commentary by Ville-Pekka Niskanen, Postdoctoral Researcher at the School of Management, University of Vaasa
11.05 - 12.00	‘Participation that matters: making social sustainability in early childhood education with children and parents’
	Susanna Kinnunen PhD, Researcher, University teacher at the University of Oulu
12.00 - 12.45	Lunch
	Nordic ECEC Supervision: Research Focus and Early Findings
12.45 - 13.15	Norway, Elin Birgitte Ljunggren, Queen Maud University College of Early Childhood Education: Findings from Ongoing Projects
13.15 - 13.45	Denmark, Nanna Høygaard Lindeberg, Deputy Director, Education and Children & Youth Services; Bente Bjørnholt, Senior Researcher, PhD: Findings from Ongoing Projects
13.45 - 14.00	Coffee break
14.00 - 14.30	Iceland, Anna Magnea Hreinsdóttir, Assistant Professor, University of Iceland & co researchers, Children's participation in the evaluation of ECEC: Policy and practices.
14.30 - 15.00	Finland, Marja-Liisa Keski-Rauska, Marjo Mäntyjärvi & Taru Terho, Department of Early Childhood Education and Care, School Education and Culture, Finnish Supervisory Agency
	Closing of seminar