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Background. In modern conditions, attention to the quality of education at all levels, especially in preschool institutions, is becoming increasingly important. The quality of preschool education directly affects the development of children, their social and emotional skills and readiness for learning. The assessment of the quality of educational services in kindergartens not only helps to identify weak areas and improve processes, but also provides transparency for parents and managers.

Objective. To collect and analyze information on the quality of preschool education, followed by substantiation of recommendations for making management decisions to improve the quality of preschool education.

Sample. The study was carried out on the basis of preschool educational organizations of the Khabarovsk Territory: 87 municipal kindergartens implementing preschool education programs attended by more than 31 thousand children. The study involved 2.284 teachers of preschool educational organizations and 36.908 parents (legal representatives) of pupils.

Methods. During the experimental work, the following methods were used: analysis of the Concept of Monitoring the Quality of Preschool Education in the Russian Federation; personnel questionnaires; parent survey; survey based on questionnaires created by N.L. Karabanova; diagnosing children using the tasks of the program “OT ROZHDENIYA DO SHKOLY” (“FROM BIRTH TO SCHOOL”) edited by N.E. Veraksa, T.S. Komarova, M.A. Vasilyeva for diagnosing educational areas for children aged 6-7; observation; a methodology for examining children compiled using child development charts for the program “OT ROZHDENIYA DO SHKOLY”, preparatory for school group (6-7 years) by N.E. Veraksa, A.N. Veraksa.

Results. Diagnosis of children in preschool educational institutions by educational areas allowed us to rank the results as follows: more than 60% of children have above-average social and communicative development, more than half of the children have above-average cognitive, physical and speech development, artistic and aesthetic development of the majority is at an average level. According to the survey results, 90.8% of parents believe that preschool education is available. 81.1% of parents are completely satisfied with them of the child (children) staying in kindergarten, 16.8% are rather satisfied than not. 78.2% believe that children in kindergarten can receive the necessary development and preparation for school (15.1% believe that they will receive it rather than not).

Conclusions. The results of the monitoring should serve as a basis for the development and implementation of management decisions aimed at optimizing the educational process and creating favorable conditions for the learning and development of pupils. This implies taking into account the individual characteristics and needs of each child, as well as adjusting educational programs and methods in accordance with their level of development. In this way, we will be able to improve the quality of preschool education, providing equal opportunities and conditions for realizing the potential of all children.

Relevance (context) of the subject of the article. Inclusive culture is one of the fundamental components of the inclusive environment of educational organizations. The study of this parameter, including the inclusive culture of preschool educational institutions, and its significance for inclusive practice remains relevant in Russian science.

The aim of the study. The work carried out a pilot study of the inclusiveness of the culture of a preschool educational organization as a factor that can influence the subjective readiness of teachers to apply inclusive practices in the context of the inclusion of children with special educational needs.

Methods of the study. The study was conducted using adapted scales-questionnaires, compiled on the basis of those used in international studies. The adaptation included changing the statements of the questionnaires for use in a preschool educational organization. The number of statements in the questionnaires and Likert scales remained unchanged. The following scales were used: attitudes towards inclusion, concerns about teaching in an inclusive environment, teachers’ self-efficacy in implementing inclusive practices, and intentions to implement inclusive practices. Questionnaires are given in appendices A, B, C, D. The sample consisted of 20 respondents, employees of preschool organizations in Moscow, including 15 educators, 2 tutors and 3 support specialists (speech therapist, special educator, educational psychologist).

Description of the research progress. The obtained results show that the attitude towards inclusion among teachers is ambiguous: most teachers are more likely to accept the values of inclusion, some of them are closer to undecided and 2 respondents expressed a negative attitude. The willingness to implement inclusive practices was reflected in the indicators of self-efficacy scales and the intention to implement inclusive practices. Correlation analysis showed that the scales of self-efficacy and intention were statistically significantly (p<0.001) positively associated with a high close relationship on the Chaddock scale, while there was a trend between the scales of attitudes towards inclusion and concern about difficulties in implementing inclusive practices (0.05<p<0.1) to a moderate negative relationship.

Research results. Thus, the set of methods used for the first time in the Russian sample revealed the contradictory nature of attitudes towards inclusion in the organization and the likely lack of support for it, which may indicate insufficient inclusiveness of the culture of the ECE. At the same time, the readiness to implement inclusive values among most teachers may indicate a personal commitment to their implementation.

Relevance of the article. During the period of restrictions associated with the spread of the coronavirus infection COVID-19, many preschool educational organizations are faced with the need to carry out educational activities in a digital format. Traditional forms of work with preschoolers were transferred to the format of remote interaction, which negatively affected the quality of educational activities and the involvement of subjects of educational relations. There was a need to transform educational activities, taking into account the age characteristics of preschoolers and the specifics of the implemented educational programs. The article describes the ideas on the basis of which it is possible to develop variable models for the transformation of educational activities implemented using the resources of the digital environment.

The aim of the article is to consider possible approaches to the development of the digital segment of the basic educational program of a preschool educational organization in the context of the possibilities for designing and implementing new formats of educational activities, alternative options for the formation of a developing subject-spatial environment, as well as family support in the context of the implementation of the digital segment of educational programs for preschool education.

Research methods. Expert analysis of the practice of kindergartens in the process of using the resources of the digital environment for the organization of educational activities with pupils.

The results of the study. Approaches and mechanisms were formulated on the basis of which it is possible to develop variable models of transformation of educational activities implemented using the resources of the digital environment, modernize approaches to the organization of the developing subject-spatial environment of a preschool educational organization and educational cooperation with the family in the process of mastering the child’s educational program of preschool education.

Conclusion. The content presented in the article may be of interest to teachers and educators of preschool educational organizations, specialists in the field of advanced training and professional improvement of teachers of the preschool education system, and form the basis for a professional discussion of issues related to the digitalization of preschool education.

The article discusses the factors that affect the development of speech in older preschool children, and the place the educational environment takes in this process. A brief overview of the history of the concept of educational environment in Russian and foreign pedagogy and educational psychology is given.

Aim of the study. The method of assessing the educational environment CLASS is considered, such a component of the CLASS methodic as methodological support is analyzed. On the other hand, the authors give a brief description of the child’s language development up to the senior preschool age and conclude that for the most effective assessment of speech development at this age, it is necessary to use elicited narratives (that is, stories told by the child based on a series of pictures). The literature overview of the interrelations between the educational environment quality and the child’s speech development showed that contradictory data were obtained. The hypothesis of this study was the assumption that such a parameter of the educational environment as Methodological support would affect the development of speech in older preschool children.

Sample. The study involved 261 preschoolers (49,4% of boys) aged 5–6 years, pupils of 26 senior groups of kindergartens in Moscow. To test the hypothesis, two groups of preschool educational institutions were identified using the Mann-Whitney test: with high and low quality of methodological support, and then, using ANOVA, the speech parameters of children from these two groups were compared.

Results. As a result of the study, for the first time in the Russian sample, the results were obtained that well-organized methodological support in a preschool educational institution contributes to the better development of both lexical and grammatical indicators of speech and the ability to compose a coherent statement (narrative). The article draws conclusions both about the limitations of the conducted study and about possible ways for further research.

The relevance of the topic of the article. In recent years, more and more preschool educational organizations) have become inclusive. In this regard, it becomes necessary to identify criteria for assessing the quality of providing special conditions to preschoolers with disabilities.

The aim of the study. This article examines the problem of criteria-based assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of inclusive education in preschool education. The analysis of studies related to both general issues of inclusion and the assessment of its quality, as well as an analysis of the activities of effectively operating educational complexes in the city of Moscow, is carried out.

The results of the study was the identified system of criteria that helps to determine, especially at the initial stage of implementing inclusive practices in preschool education, the degree of their compliance with the regulatory legal framework of the Russian Federation. This system of criteria includes: 1) the creation and implementation of a specific mechanism for providing special educational conditions to children with disabilities; 2) the sufficiency of the local regulatory framework governing the implementation of inclusive education in a particular institution; 3) the availability of a document that allows for the individualization of the process of creating special conditions and an integrated approach to overcoming the existing developmental deficits of a preschooler; 4) transparency and accessibility of information about the implementation of inclusive practices in kindergarten for all participants in educational relations; 5) the presence in the preschool educational organization of the structures necessary for the deployment of inclusive practices: the psychological and pedagogical support service and the psychological and pedagogical council; 6) the availability of personnel resources necessary for the implementation of special conditions and the level of their competence; 7) a developing subject-spatial environment, organized taking into account the special needs and capabilities of pupils with disabilities, both in the group and in the kindergarten as a whole.

Conclusion. As a result of the study, criteria are proposed that complement the existing system of the effectiveness of the implementation of inclusive education assessment and will be especially useful for the management teams of preschool educational institutions.

The relevance of the topic of the article. The level of emotional competence in early and preschool age has a significant impact on the formation of personal characteristics (self-esteem, empathy, level of destructive aggression), success of social interaction (ability to cooperate, conflict, tendency to deceit, envy, etc.), as well as the child’s involvement in the educational process and academic achievements in kindergarten and school.

The aim of the study. Based on the research review, we describe the factors of the family and educational environment that determine the development of the ability to regulate and recognize emotions in preschool age.

Description of the research progress. The article presents a review of 57 studies concerning the problem of emotional development of preschool and primary school children. Special attention is paid to such aspects as: the influence of family characteristics and the characteristics of the home environment, the relationship with speech and physical development, the influence of educational environment factors and the relationship with future school success.

The results of the study. The following positions are formulated: the age of children in the preschool period of life is a significant factor in increasing the level of emotional competence. In primary school, the role of age decreases and then has a significant impact already in adolescence; the determining role in the formation of emotional competence is played by the family and the characteristics of the home environment, where the child’s early and preschool childhood takes place; the level of emotional competence of preschool and primary school children is significantly related to the level of speech development, both in terms of the ability to regulate and recognize emotions.

Conclusion. The level of emotional regulation, expressiveness and the ability to recognize emotions, in preschool and primary school age, respond well to targeted pedagogical influence. An important factor in emotional development is the strategy of the teacher’s co-regulation of emotions, especially in kindergarten; the ability to recognize and regulate emotions in kindergarten is a significant predictor of school success, involvement in the educational process, adaptation to school life, and academic performance.

Introduction. The article discusses the problem of personal orientation of future teachers for professional activities, theoretically substantiates the need to regulate the interrelated processes of developing regulatory and personal Universal Learning Activities and social and personal competences that affect the formation of intrapersonal motivation for professional activities. The methodological basis of the research is the concept of Universal Learning Activities of A.G. Asmolov, system and competence approaches in higher professional education, subject-humanistic attitude to education.

Purpose of research is to highlight the components of the university educational environment that contribute to the formation of intrapersonal motivation for learning activities though regulation of interrelated processes of developing regulatory and personal Universal Learning Activities and social and personal competencies.

Methods. The following instruments were used in the course of the research: the scale of professional competence assessment of Ferrandes-Berrueco, Reina and Sanchez-Tarazaga; the questionnaire of students’ learning activity of I.S. Labytseva, the methodology of diagnosing students’ motivation for learning of S.M. Ketko, S.A. Pakulina.

Results. The results of the complex diagnostics of professional competencies and motivation of students for learning reveal lack of student activity reflecting social purpose and personal orientation of their professional judgments. The potentials and methodological characteristics of using case technologies are defined with the purpose of developing students’ regulative and personal Universal Learning Activities in the process of continuous pedagogical practice.

Conclusions. Purposeful formation of regulatory and personal Universal Learning Activities with the subsequent development of social and personal competencies is aimed at the enhancement of intrapersonal motivation for learning, personal interest and responsibility towards professional activities. Optimization of the process of professional training of preschool and primary education teachers assumes formation of an educational environment that considers individual motives of everyone’s professional activity in the teamwork.

Background. In modern inclusive education, the need to explore opportunities for preserving and strengthening the cognitive health of children with varying levels of speech development becomes particularly important. Special attention is paid to children with speech disorders who do not fall under the category of disabilities, but who experience difficulties in perceiving information and assimilating programs. Polymodal perception, being a basic cognitive function, is closely related to a child’s speech and mental development. It is important to note that older preschool age is the most favorable period for the correction of these processes due to the neuroplasticity of the brain. That is why the development of preventive and rehabilitation measures aimed at strengthening interanalytical connections and the integration of sensory modalities is becoming an important area for improving the quality of education and speech therapy.

Objective. The study examines the functional state of polymodal perception and the possibilities of its psycho-regulation in the educational process among older preschool children in an inclusive environment.

Sample. The study involved 349 children aged 6–7 from kindergartens in the Irkutsk region, with both typical and impaired speech development.

Methods. To assess speech and characterize speech development, a methodology based on the guidelines of O.B. Inshakova (Inshakova, 2022) was used. The diagnostics of polymodal perception by I.Yu. Murashova (Murashova, 2018) were applied, identifying the dominant modality, the degree of activity in non-dominant modalities, and the child’s functional individual profile of polymodal perception: Harmonious (sufficient interaction between dominant and subdominant modalities in the perception process, creating a complete polymodal image); Disharmonious-selective (with selective emphasis on the dominant modality); Disharmonious-inert (with fixation on the dominant modality).

Results. The study examined the features of polymodal perception in older preschoolers with different levels of speech development in inclusive education. At the ascertaining stage, disharmonies in the structure of perception were revealed, which served as the basis for the formative experiment. Experimental training was aimed at psychoregulation of perception through the creation of a special information environment without changing the program content. The essence of creating an information educational environment was that monomodal and multisensory methods of information presentation were used in the classroom instead of traditional verbal methods. The results of the control stage showed that without targeted impact, compensation for violations is weak. At the same time, the high effectiveness of rehabilitation measures aimed at strengthening children’s cognitive health through strengthening the integrative activity of sensory modalities has been proven.

Conclusions. Data were obtained on the holistic structure of polymodal perception in children aged 6–7, both under typical conditions and in cases of speech development pathogenesis. The developed approaches contribute to a more successful development of educational programs and increase the effectiveness of speech therapy. The study has important practical significance, since the proposed methods can be used in preschool educational institutions to support children with speech development problems.