Our school is an important base for pre-school education personnel training and scientific research in China. This major is a national major and a key discipline in Shanghai, and it is in a leading position in the country. From 20 15, art education (normal school) and preschool education (normal school) are enrolled according to preschool education, and preschool education (free normal school) is still enrolled according to majors.

In the course of running a school, this major actively absorbs international advanced education experience, actively connects with national and regional preschool education development strategies, pays attention to the construction of discipline teams, and has made outstanding achievements in all aspects. In teaching, emphasizing the cultivation of students' innovative practical ability can not only develop students' solid professional practical skills, but also enhance students' professional theory application ability, reflect on preschool education practice with professional theory and innovate in practice. In the process of training, we attach importance to students' overseas exchange and study, and send outstanding students to attend classes in famous universities at home and abroad, such as the University of Nebraska, Pingtung University in Taiwan Province Province and Hong Kong Institute of Education.

This major mainly trains teachers engaged in education protection, preschool education administrators, preschool education researchers in educational research institutions and children workers in related service institutions. The employment of graduates is distributed in key primary and secondary education units in China, such as Zizhu Kindergarten, China Welfare Institute Kindergarten, Primary School Affiliated to East China Normal University, Yinchuan No.1 Kindergarten, Beihai No.1 Kindergarten, etc.

The main professional courses are: child development, kindergarten curriculum, kindergarten games, preschool children's family and community education, preschool children's language education, preschool children's mathematics education, preschool children's music education, preschool children's health education, preschool children's art education, preschool children's social education, preschool children's early mathematics enlightenment and primary school mathematics teaching methods, preschool children's science education, preschool education, preschool education policies and regulations, etc.