IDENTIDADE, DOCÊNCIA E FORMAÇÃO DE PROFESSORAS QUE ATUAM EM CRECHES: UM DIÁLOGO COM A PESQUISA

Abstract

This article presents data from the research entitled "Sense and meanings on public daycare teacher training in the city of Juiz de Fora/ MG", which was developed by the Research Group on Languages, Childhood, Culture and Human Development (GP LICEDH)from the Faculty of Education(FACED)at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora / MG -UFJF. The referred investigation aimed at building the profile of the teachers who work in 26 municipal daycare centers, seeking to understand what are the necessary teaching knowledge and tasks to work with babies and children in the 0-3 age group. The first stage of the research, which we will discuss here, used a quantitative approach, that allowed the construction of a Likert-type psychometric response scale questionnaire, which was answered by 248 teachers. In a second stage, a qualitative research approach was used, making it possible to understand thesense and meanings forged among the participants. The data produced in the research demonstrate a lack of identification of the professionals who work in daycare centers with teaching in Early Childhood Education. The lack of investment from the city management in views of guaranteeing a specific career, with decent wages and with time destined for the development of these professionals, were also impactful issues revealed by the investigation. The study points to the need of an organic articulation between the Education policies in our country, and it is paramount for the municipal public power to, indeed, acknowledge daycare as the first stage of Basic Education.