Abstract
Objectives This study purpose to analyze the influences of playfulness, empathic ability and creative personality of early childhood teachers on the interactions between teachers and children by reviewing general trends about them, and figuring out their relations.
 Methods This survey research of early childhood teachers in Gyeongnam and Gyeongbuk area, Data were collected from December 28, 2020 to January 22, 2021, using 335 collected questionnaires were analyzed through SPSS 25.0 program.
 Results Playfulness, empathic ability, creative personality and interactions between teachers and children of early childhood teachers were generally higher than the middle levels and they had statistically significant differences depending on general characteristics including age, education, institutional type, career and children’s age in classes in charge. All playfulness, empathic ability, creative personality and interactions between teachers and children had significantly positive correlations. The factor with the highest influences on interactions between teachers and children was creative personality, and then, emphatic ability, playfulness followed in order.
 Conclusions In order to make higher qualitative interactions between teachers and children, it is necessary to prepare systematic education and programs to develop early childhood teacher’s playfulness, empathic ability, and creative personality.
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