Infância e Educação: criando o novo

Abstract

Early childhood education is important for several reasons, including because it marks the beginning of children's schooling and is considered the first stage of basic education; secondly, because of the particular characteristics of children and their childhoods. Early childhood education is where the educational process begins in search of the integral development of the human being, involving aspects of care and education, and the educational stage is today guaranteed as a right to all children from 0 to 5 years of age. Early childhood education is considered the first stage of basic education, as established in the Law of Guidelines and Bases of National Education (Law No. 9394/96), and must be offered in daycare centers and preschools. These educational spaces, whether public or private, are intended to educate and develop children from 0 to 5 years of age. Early childhood education teachers cannot consider a routine as something monotonous and repetitive. The early childhood education routine must be dynamic, creative and organized based on the group of children in each class.