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In this thesis I describe English pre-school education in a Finnish kindergarten. I have used observation as my method. In my research I analyse how the Finnish and English pre-school education differ from each other. In my theory chapters I write about public and private early childhood education and their history, the meaning and definition of pre-school education and different learning methods of early language education. I collected the data for my research in a private kindergarten in Espoo in two mornings. There are no children or teachers represented in my data, but I photographed those methods and practices they use in that group. I observed the activities and learning sessions and the communication between adults and children. I also analyse the differences between Finnish and English educational cultures. I found that the biggest difference is that the Anglo-American learning style is more “school-like”. The worksheets and activities are similar to those in Finnish first and second grade education. I also noticed that discipline and teaching lead by adults are more common in an Anglo-American education style. In a private kindergarten it is also much easier to facilitate work-based education and to have activities between different age groups.