Early childhood education mainly refers to the education of children aged 3-6. Early childhood education is the second half of preschool education or early education, which is preceded by 0-3-year-old infant education and followed by primary education. This is an important and special stage of one's education and development. Kindergarten education belongs to the school education system in China. Like school education, kindergarten education also has advantages that family education and social education do not have, such as planning and systematization.
Characteristics of preschool education
1. Basic education stage: Early childhood education is the basic stage of education and the starting point of children's education, laying the foundation for children's intellectual education, moral education, physical education and aesthetic education.
2. Basic education content: The educational content of preschool education is based on children's life, games and experiences. And focus on cultivating children's basic morality, social communication ability, cognitive ability and creativity.
3. Basic education mode: Children's education takes games as the main mode, pays attention to children's initiative and experiential learning mode, and helps children master knowledge, skills and emotions.
4. Basic education environment: Early childhood education focuses on creating and creating a good educational environment, providing children with a safe, comfortable and rich learning and living environment and promoting their all-round development.