The research on preschool education in socialist society in China includes the general principles of preschool education for children aged 3-6, the tasks and principles of kindergarten education, the contents and methods of preschool education, and the requirements and contents of preschool family education.

Definition of preschool education research

It is a science that studies the law of preschool children's education and a branch of pedagogy. Research scope: the research object, task and method of the discipline, the evolution of preschool public education and preschool pedagogy; The essence of preschool education; The educational purpose and task of preschool education; The content of preschool education.

The research direction of preschool education research mainly includes

1. Basic theory of preschool education;

2. The development and educational application of preschool children;

3. Preschool education policy and management;

4. Preschool education curriculum and teachers.

The study of preschool education was put forward by German educator Froebel. Under the influence of Comenius and French Enlightenment thinker Rousseau, he also accepted the children's education thought of Swiss educator Pestalozzi. 1837, an educational institution for children aged 1 ~ 7 was established in Blanckenburg.