The relevance of the study has been determined by necessity of actualization in modern conditions of development of non-public sector of early childhood education which will allow partially to solve problems of shortage of places in early childhood educational institution, will expand possibilities of realization by citizens of the right to accessible and qualitative education. In order to achieve the goal, the following methods have been used: content analysis of documents, the method of collecting and structuring information, the structural method of presentation of the material. The article analyzes the legal framework governing educational activities in early childhood educational institutions of the non-public sector. In this article, results of legal regulation of the relations connected with realization of educational programs of early childhood education and rendering of services on supervision and care of children of early childhood age by private educational organizations and individual businessmen are reflected.
The best Russian and international practices in the implementation of early childhood education programs, which scored the highest number of points according to the used criteria and indicators of analysis, are also presented: the legal framework for the provision of practice, the substantive justification of the availability and quality of early childhood education, methodological approaches to ensure accessibility and quality of early childhood education, description and analysis of existing practices to support the non-public sector in early childhood education, organizations.
It has been established that the development of a legal framework regulating the educational activities in a non-public sector of early childhood education institution and the usage of best Russian and international practices will make the non-public sector of early childhood education a powerful tool both in meeting parental demands for early childhood education and in eliminating the queue for enrollment into the early childhood education organizations.