A New Image of Childhood in the Curriculum of Early and Preschool Education

Namjera rada je ispitati sliku odgojitelja o djetinjstvu jer su suvremene spoznaje mnogih znanosti ali i znanstvenih disciplina značajno utjecale na mijenjanje stava prema djetetu i djetinjstvu. Takvi stavovi korespondiraju s ulogom odraslih koji imaju odgovornost omogućiti povoljne uvjete za cjelovit rast i razvoj pojedinog djeteta. Tijekom djetinjstva postavljaju se temelji optimalnog tjelesnog, socijalnog, emocionalnog i intelektualnog razvoja, gdje je uloga odraslih, prema suvremenom kurikulumu, podržati dječji razvoj koji je u skladu sa stvarnim potrebama i interesima svakog djeteta. Kvalitetno oblikovanje odgojnoobrazovnog procesa u ustanovama za rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje temelji se na suvremenom shvaćanju djeteta i djetinjstva.The intention of this paper is to examine the image the educator has about childhood, as many contemporary findings from different sciences, as well as scientific disciplines, have had a significant impact on the shift in the attitude towards the child and childhood. Those attitudes correspond to the role of adults, who have the responsibility of enabling favorable conditions for the wholesome growth and development of the individual child. The foundations of optimal physical, social, emotional and intellectual development are set in childhood, in which the role of adults, according to the contemporary curriculum, is to support the child's development which is in accordance with the real needs and interests of each child. The quality creation of the educational process in early and preschool educational institutions is based on the contemporary understanding of the child and childhood