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The relevance of the subject of the article. The approval and implementation of the Federal Educational Program of Preschool Education is currently a particularly relevant and significant problem for the preschool education system, since it is aimed at creating in Russia a unified educational space for the upbringing and education of children from birth to admission to a general education organization, providing equal, high-quality conditions for preschool education, regardless of the child's place of residence.

The purpose of the article. To characterize the formation and development of the idea of programming in Russian preschool education and education, to reveal the features of the Federal Educational Program of Preschool Education as a regulatory document defining the vector of development of the modern system of domestic preschool education.

Description of the research progress. The purpose of the study was to identify the formation and development of education and training programs in kindergartens, to describe the specifics of the Federal Educational Program of Preschool Education. The study analyzed the program documents defining the content of preschool education and training at different historical stages. Its structural components were characterized, the content of the target, content, organizational sections was disclosed, the extensions and clarifications introduced into the Federal Program for the first time were highlighted.

Research results. A generalized retrospective analysis of the experience of developing and implementing preschool education programs from 1918 to our days is presented, and the ways of transforming the idea of programming in preschool education are outlined. An analytical review of preschool education programs revealed a sequence of expanding the content of preschool education, the emergence of new sections in their structure, justified by a change in educational paradigms, the introduction of new approaches, achievements of science and practice. The Federal Educational Program defines the basic volume and content of preschool education that are uniform for the Russian Federation and are mastered by students in organizations that carry out educational activities according to educational programs of preschool education, allows them to realize the fundamental functions of preschool education. It was developed in accordance with the Federal Educational Standard of Preschool Education, takes into account the traditions and scientific and theoretical foundations of domestic preschool education, the experience of creating and implementing educational programs of preschool education.

Conclusion. The Federal Program is the successor to the best traditions of domestic preschool education, includes educational and methodological documentation that defines the goals, objectives, content of educational and pedagogical work with children of infant, early and preschool age in modern conditions. The Federal Program ensures the unity of the content of education in all organizations engaged in educational activities for preschool education, creates conditions for the formation of traditional Russian values in children, and preserves the possibility of developing the variability of preschool education.

This article deals with the implementation of the federal state educational standard as guarantee of psychological safety in the learning environment of a post-conflict area. The optimal ways of implementing the federal state educational standard for all participants in the learning process are distinguished, with the goal of increasing the level of psychological safety in respect to difficulties connected with the particularities of the post-conflict area. The sources of the threats that should be taken into account for guarantee of psychological safety are pinpointed. The psychological follow-up of the implementation of the federal state educational standard is discussed.

This article presents the findings of research on the quality of early childhood education and care in Moscow. This research is based on insight into the quality of early childhood education and care built in to The Federal State Educational Standard for Preschool Education and the cultural-historical ideas of L. Vygotsky. The main aim of this field research is to investigate “the strong points” and drawbacks of early childhood education and care in the capital city. The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-R) is used as an instrument of field research. The results are based on a random sample of 36 preschools and kindergartens in one of the districts of Moscow. The research gathers data about the most comfortable and least comfortable aspects of the learning environment in the preschools and kindergartens of Moscow. Taking into consideration the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standards, the findings of the research revealed that the most important line of learning environment development in preschool and kindergarten are individual early care and education program, support for the independence of children, the creation of a more available and mobile environment, and optimal conditions for the development of thinking, imagination and child creativity.

The article deals with the conceptual and theoretical basis of talent and analyzes the organizational and pedagogical conditions that determine preschool education teachers’ readiness for innovation as well as their awareness of changes needed to be made in the content of pre-school education, and the development of intellectual and creative abilities and talent during formation of the innovation educational system and introduction of the Federal Preschool Educational Standard. The author examines six areas of talent, which cover most children’s abilities. It is shown that gifted children tend to have an edge nearly in all the parameters of their development. The areas responding to their talents show these kids not only to attain levels more typical for older kids, but it also indicates that the process of their development and the results of their activities is unique. The author emphasizes the need for a special training program for teachers and parents to work with gifted children, which would serve as a theoretical and methodological basis for practical work.

The Federal State Educational Standard of Preschool Education ratified by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation dated 17.10.2013 No. 1155 came into force on 1st January, 2014. Order of the Federal Service for the Supervision of Education and Science (Rosobrnadzor) dated 07.02.2014 N 01-52-22/05-382 pointed out the unacceptability of requirements from preschool education organizations immediately making the statutory documents and programs in accordance with the Federal State Educational Standard of Preschool Education. The interim period has been set to 1st January, 2016. In the article the author reflects upon results of accomplished work at this period of time and determines, states and characterizes arising problems. The need of minimize emerging negative issues in time is also emphasized. The author offers different solutions of the situation.

The article analyzes the conditions and prospects for meeting the requirements of the modern national education system in new forms of communication and cooperation by all participants in the educational process (educational institutions of various types, parents and teachers), which would comply with the main guidelines as approved by the Federal State Educational Standard (FSES) for Preschool Education, and would be carried out in close systematic cooperation between state, educational and social organizations, with the participation of socially oriented business. Using the example of the nation-wide Matryoshka Festival project the author examines the possibility of introducing into the educational system some projects that embrace such second generation FSES principles as assistance and cooperation between children and adults in the process of child development and their interaction with people, culture and the environment, initiation of children to social and cultural norms and traditions of family, society and state, etc. The main goal of the Matryoshka Festival is to involve every participant of the educational process – children, parents and teachers alike – in a single creative and festive event, the matryoshka symbolizing a mother of many children, a close-knit family, the conciliarism and culture of the peoples of Russia. The article analyzes the thematic, ideological and methodological features of the Matryoshka Festival, held in several cities of Russia (Cherepovets, Vologda, Yaroslavl and Vladimir) in 2013-2015 with more than 50 thousand families, 584 educational institutions of primary and secondary education and 1,200 teachers participating in it. The article also evaluates prospects for its development and promotion.

The article describes the construction of an educational process based on the comprehensive and thematic planning principles with regard to integration of educational areas. The author notes that it is necessary to design a holistic educational process organization model for the whole school year, to create a streamlined system for planning an educational process. Author emphasizes a teacher’s creative approach to the modeling of an educational process. It is pointed out that organizing a thematic day most naturally combines the contents of educational areas enabling the educator to integrate his/ her educational activities and avoid unnecessary fragmentation of children’s activities into this or that educational area. The author cites examples of organizing thematic days in a kindergarten and notes that the scenario plan for a thematic day is to ensure unity of educational, developmental and educational goals and objectives in preschool children education and the integration of educational areas. Author concludes that comprehensive thematic planning should comply with the requirements for implementation of the preschool education program which are listed in the Federal State Education Standard for preschool educational institutions. In particular, it is necessary to use such forms and methods of work with children in the educational activity that are appropriate to their age and individual characteristics and exclude both artificial acceleration and deceleration of children’s development.

In the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard of preschool education study of the theory and practice of humanistic concepts of preschool education in which there is a wealth of experience of practical implementation of the central provisions of the standard preschool education, such as support for children’s initiative, free games, work on the development of educational content areas within the types of children activities, creation of favorable social conditions and environment conducive to development, becomes very important. This article examines the theoretical bases of free games, psychology of play - the views of Piaget and Vygotsky, pedagogy of free play in Waldorf kindergarten and developmental effects of free games. It is shown that in the free play there is not only a support of children’s initiatives, but play also can be realized in the work of five learning areas in the context of children’s daily lives. Elements of Waldorf pedagogy can be used in the practice of Russian kindergartens in the context of the implementation of the Federal State Educational Standard of preschool education.