As one of the series of textbooks for preschool education, History of Preschool Education is written in the form of a brief history in chronological order, which is divided into two parts, with a total of 20 lectures. Among them, lecture 1-8 is the first part, which contains the basic context of the development of preschool education in China from ancient times to contemporary times; Lecture 9-20 is the second part, focusing on the basic process of preschool education development abroad.

The History of Preschool Education attempts to expound the new practice, new ideas and new achievements of preschool education development at home and abroad, especially the reform and development of preschool education in the world since 1980s. The History of Preschool Education is suitable for students majoring in preschool education, and can also be used as a teaching material for on-the-job training of preschool education majors and a reference book for preschool education researchers. In the process of using the history of preschool education, it is suggested that the teaching hours should be no less than 60 hours.