THE WORK OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN UKRAINE: HISTORICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SURVEY

The purpose of the article is to analyze the work of preschool educational institutions in Ukraine in the second half of the XIX – the beginning of the XX centuries in the context of the current tasks of modern preschool education. Methodology. The narrative method provided the collection, description and evaluation of the historical and pedagogical facts that related to the work of preschool educational institutions in the determined period and combining them into a single whole in a certain sequence; the hermeneutic method contributed to understanding of the content of the sources and scientific literature that related to the genesis of the theory and practice of preschool education in Ukraine; general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, comparison) provided the study of archival and published sources and literature on the selected topic, the coverage of the facts of the history of preschool education development in Ukraine and the formulation of relevant conclusions. Scientific novelty. The work of preschool educational institutions founded by private individuals and members of public organizations in Ukraine in the second half of the XIX – the beginning of the XX centuries was revealed. Little-known and unknown archival documents and facts concerning the development of preschool education in Ukraine in the second half of the XIX – the beginning of the XX centuries were introduced into scientific circulation. Conclusions. The establishment and work of preschool educational institutions in Ukraine in the second half of the XIX – the beginning of the XX centuries were due to the need of the society in the organization of the preschool children’s social education. Under the conditions of the absence of purposeful work of the state on establishing preschool educational institutions such an initiative belonged to private individuals and public associations. It should be noted that well-known Ukrainian teachers and other cultural figures, in particular N. Lubenets, T. Lubenets, S. Rusova, often initiated the establishment of preschool educational institutions