Kindiedays Pro Program for preschools and kindergarten

Create a playful and holistic learning environment in your preschool to secure children's learning

Kindiedays Pro is an affordable preschool development program that includes curriculum renewal and professional development for teachers and managers. Innovative and flexible curriculum content, such as lesson plans, are provided for playful learning. Digi tools support children's learning and collaboration with parents. All are based on best practices from Finland adapted to local needs.

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Web presence

2024

Established

100M

Children

9

Countries

Target group

Teachers

Updated

October 2024

More and more preschools in developing countries are moving from academic teaching to playful and holistic learning. It starts with preschool leaders, teachers, and parents becoming aware of and desiring a new way of teaching and learning. The goal is to make it possible for every child to grow and develop based on their skills and interests and at their own pace. Parent engagement is crucial.

About the innovation

Why did you create this innovation?

Kindiedays Pro Program was created to give preschools, especially in developing countries the possibility to provide modern early childhood education affordably. The starting point has been best practices and curriculum from Finland adapted to the local curriculum and cultural needs. India with the new education policy NEP2020, which is well aligned with Finland, has been the first focus market.

What does your innovation look like in practice?

Kindiedays Pro consists of a 3 to 5-month development program and an annual preschool service.

The development program consists of 10 online Workshops and homework run by an education specialist. The Workshops cover vital areas of implementing playful and holistic learning. The goal is to grow the teacher's competencies and give them a structure and tools to implement in their work with the children. The Learning Content and Digi tools of the annual service are covered in the training.

The annual service includes over 300 experiential Lesson Plans divided into 3 levels with 166 learning objectives. The Lessons are organized into 10 themes, such as Animals, Space, Sea, and Environment, with printables, worksheets, and video links. An academic calendar and planning guide are included.

Digi Tools supports the learning process, formative assessment, and collaboration with parents. The overall goal is to enable high-quality teaching and learning for children in developing countries.

How has it been spreading?

Kindiedays Pro Program was finalized during the first half of 2024, together with around 10 preschools, mainly in India. It is based on our Digi Tools from 2020 and Lesson Plans from 2023. The first full Kindiedays Pro programs have now been completed with excellent feedback https://youtu.be/AZmTgQ3s-h0

Kindiedays Digi Tools are available in English, Spanish, Finnish, Swedish, Estonian, Italian, Greek, and Thai. Lesson plans and Workshops are in the first phase available in English. Hence focus for Kindiedays Pro is initially on countries with English as the leading language in preschools and on international schools.

Our plan is to use local partners to spread the solution. We have partners in India, Thailand, Malaysia, Turkey, Greece, Italy, Brazil, and Peru.

If I want to try it, what should I do?

You can explore more on our web page https://www.kindiedays.com/Kindiedays+Pro. Then schedule a Consultative Call with Kindiedays expert to learn more and discuss your situation and goals. Together we make a plan for how to implement Kindiedays Pro in your preschool, considering your local needs and culture. Here you can watch an interview with the first Pro customer https://youtu.be/AZmTgQ3s-h0

Media

KINDIEDAYS AND BEDROCK PARTNERSHIP "7 months of collaboration, growth, and innovation! 🌍✨ We're thrilled to have partnered with Kindiedays, a leading Finnish-based preschool solutions company, to develop our international curriculum. Their invaluable lesson plans and teacher training workshops have helped elevate our learning experience" 🚀💡 👉 WATCH THE VIDEO AT https://youtu.be/PkkJJ9f9Xgs

EXCITING STEM TRAINING AT LITTLE PEARLS PLAYSCHOOL 👩‍🎓 Kindiedays Education Specialist Stella ran an inspiring onsite training session with the wonderful team of teachers in Little Pearls Playschool The topic today was STEM education through playful learning. 🇫🇮 The teachers learned how Finnish early education underlines active participation and involvement through various activities, such

KINDIEDAYS DIGI TOOLS - Support for Portfolio-based Learning - Customizable curriculum - Documentation connected to curriculum (photos, videos, notes) - Secure sharing of learning with parents - Automatically collected child portfolios - Learning statistics and reports - In-app one-to-one and group messaging - Events and calendar - Children's contact information - Daily reports

KINDIEDAYS PRO PROGRAM Run by Education specialists from Finland Support for curriculum design 10 interactive workshops, plus homework tasks (2.5 hrs per workshop) Online parent orientation 5 hrs of mentoring your chosen topics Center personalized promotional video Certification of partnership

THEMES-BASED LESSON PLANS 300 experiential lesson plans divided into 3 levels: 2-3, 3-5, and 4-6 years Organized into 9 themes such as Animals, Space, Sea, Environment... 166 learning objectives Plus lessons for special occasions Academic Calendar Planning Guide Printables including flash cards, worksheets, links to videos etc.

INTERACTIVE ONLINE WORKSHOPS BY ECE SPECIALIST 2 hours per workshop Q&A 30 minutes Certification of attendance Topics: The strength of Finnish early education Learning environment setup Linguistic development Phonics Diverse expression skills Community studies Parents as Partners in early learning STEM through play Growth and movement Planning documentation and assessment of playful learning

Implementation steps

Kindiedays Pro implementation

1. Implement Kindiedays Pro Development Program for curriculum renewal and teachers' professional development (3- to 5-month).
2. Set up the new learning environment in the preschool with the services included in Kindiedays annual service.
3. Run experiential Lesson Plans, observe children's learning, and share with parents.
3. Enhance the daily work between teachers and parents.
4. Review the learning with versatile reports.
5. Make a formative assessment of individual children's learning.