Supervision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) as a part of public management – perspectives of private ECEC supervisors on supervision and the competences required by the task in municipalities
The supervision of private ECEC became a new profession requiring specialisation. This study examines the perspectives of supervisors on their role and the competence required by it. The theoretical framework draws from research on public administration and management and on early childhood education management and competence. The data was collected with a questionnaire that received 43 responses. A qualitative analysis was carried out and categories were formed from the perspectives presented. The results emphasise subjective competences such as knowledge base and interaction skills. The key perspectives to the work were standards-based and partner-oriented perspectives. In supervision, different perspectives and the competences required by them are seen as interconnected and continuously interacting with each other.
