Vol. 18 No. 1(68) (2023): Preschool and Early Childhood Education in the Process of Change

The theme of this issue of EETP is the transformations of pre-school and early childhood education - particularly significant in the last two decades.

The articles published in this issue show the specificities and directions of the transformations that have taken place in early childhood education over not only recent years, but also in working with the child and his/her family over the last century. They demonstrate that pedagogical innovations have constantly accompanied and accompany the innovators of pre-school and early childhood pedagogy. In the history of these sub-disciplines of pedagogy, there are plenty of examples of personal, well-known authorities, but also of courageous and creative teachers acting daily for the benefit of children, creating original didactic solutions, democratising education, organising a pro-developmental environment for play and learning, providing a sense of freedom of choice and respecting children's subjectivity.