The course looks at the historical development of the pre-school child's education, the creation and the system of pre-school pedagogy. the early stages of childcare in institutions. It explains the formation and the current conception of alternative kindergartens.
It deals profoundly with the basic elements of the inner system of pre-school pedagogy (socialising-comunication-interaction, play and learning in the environment of a kindergarten). The current major trends in implementing working programmes in kindergatrtens are looked at.