The characteristics of early childhood education in ancient Egypt are: early childhood education in ancient Egypt is still in the primary stage, separated from primary education, and sometimes integrated with it, with no clear age limit. From the educational form, it has diversity and hierarchy. Judging from the teaching content, it is practical and professional. From the perspective of educational methods, it is corporal punishment by parents. Girls are discriminated against in their studies. Early childhood education in ancient Egypt is still at a relatively low level. But at that time, ancient Egypt's attention to early childhood education, the diversity of school-running forms, and the universality and practicality of learning content were unparalleled in the world.