Pedagogical innovations in preschool education – conditions for successful development of a child

Abstract

The article presents an analysis of innovative technologies and the specifics of their implementation in the educational process in a preschool educational institution. It is stated that the updated educational paradigm today orients preschool educational institutions to search for ways of successful development of a preschool child. It is the most relevant for the formation of readiness of preschool teachers for innovative and creative professional activity, because of the modern educational process is impossible without the introduction of innovative technologies.
It is undeniable that with the help of new scientific and technical developments it is possible to raise the level of education, including preschool education, to a qualitatively new level that meets the requirements of educational policy in the state.
The essence of the concepts of «innovation», «innovative technologies» is revealed. It is interpreted as a system of methods, ways, techniques of teaching, educational means aimed at achieving a positive result due to dynamic changes in the personal development of a child in modern socio-cultural conditions.
It is noted that pedagogical innovations can either change upbringing and training, or improve them. Innovative technologies combine progressive creative technologies and stereotypical elements of education that have proven their effectiveness in the process of pedagogical activity in preschool education institutions. It is determined that any innovation is the creation and further use of a fundamentally new component, as a result of which qualitative changes in the educational and developmental environment of the preschool education institution occur. Innovative technologies in preschool education institutions are aimed at creating modern components and techniques, the main purpose of which is the modernization of the educational process. Based on the analysis, the following innovative technologies used in the preschool education system were identified: gaming technologies, problem-based learning technologies, developmental learning technologies, alternative technologies, computer technologies. It is concluded that one of the conditions for the implementation of innovative technologies in the practice of a preschool education institution is the teacher's readiness for innovative and creative professional activity, which is carried out at the appropriate
methodological, theoretical and technological levels.