PRESCHOOL EDUCATION IN UKRAINE: NEW REALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

This article is devoted to the problem of organizing the educational process in pre-school educational institutions during martial law, the introduction of which in Ukraine has affected all spheres of human life. Changes are in the educational sphere, especially the pre-school one. The author has analyzed the current state of the problems of organization of the educational process, an analysis of the current regulatory documents, characterized the conceptual apparatus of the investigated problems, focusing on the strategies of organization of the educational process in pre-school educational institutions. The relevance and lack of elaboration of these issues is presented.In the war children of preschool age belong to the most vulnerable category of the population. Being in trouble, in a constant state of stress, the child is deprived of normal conditions for development and education. Through the feeling of anxiety, tension, fear, and unrecognizability the process of full socialization of the child is hampered. Children who are forced to be displaced from the zone of active fighting face the problem of social adaptation while staying in a new social environment. The author characterized organizational and methodological principles of pre-school education functioning in the new realities of peculiarities of psychological support of children and parents, paid attention to the key aspects of children’s socialization. The article offers effective solutions for organizing the educational process in children’s homes during military and military time; providing psychological support to children, teachers, and parents; and organizing the educational process. Analyzed the types and channels of communication with participants in the educational process during the state of war resources to ensure the educational process, including distance, mixed and full-time, gave a detailed description. Valuable for the research is the author’s forecast of the priority areas of Ukraine’s preschool education development during the war and post-war period.The material presented in the article is intended for pedagogical workers, scientists, as it contains useful information about the educational process organization in pre-school educational institutions during the war period.