The fundamental task of preschool education is to promote the all-round and harmonious development of preschool children in moral, intellectual, physical and aesthetic aspects, and lay a good foundation for the development of children's life and the all-round improvement of national quality.

The principles of preschool education can be summarized as follows:

(1) Education that adapts to the development of all ages and individuals from prenatal education;

(2) To promote the healthy development of preschool children's body, intelligence, morality and beauty and their healthy personality;

(3) Adult care for preschool children should be combined with education;

(4) Interest induction and growth in the game;

(5) Create a suitable environment and give full play to its educational function.

Extended data:

The historical origin of preschool education;

Preschool pedagogy has become an independent science, which was first put forward by German educator F.W.A. 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 for17-year-old children was established in Blanckenburg, and 1840 was named kindergarten. Froebel systematically discussed the importance, contents and methods of kindergarten education. He believes that children's development is a gradual process, education should be suitable for children's development, and education should be based on children's independent activities.

He attaches great importance to the educational value of games, regards games as the main activity of kindergartens, and designs a set of games and teaching materials. His main works are: Human Education (1826), Mothers' Games and Children's Songs (1843) and Kindergarten Pedagogy (1862). Although there is an idealistic view in Froebel's educational theory, he has promoted the establishment of kindergartens and the research of preschool education in various countries in practice and theory.