Training of Preschool Education Teachers at NSPU (NSPI) (for the 40th anniversary of the Department of Preschool Education Theory and Methodology)

The article is devoted to the history of kindergarten teacher training at Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University. The purpose of the article is to systematize and publicize the activities kindergarten teachers training in a forty-year retrospective. Special attention is paid to the personalities of the teachers who is the very of the professional training of kindergarten teachers. The main activities of the department, which trained and graduated specialists for kindergartens, are analyzed in relation to the changing government policy in the field of education. The methodology of the presented article is based on the collection of historical facts and memories, a brief overview of archival documents and an analysis of modern strategy in the field of teacher education. The prospects for the development of scientific research and educational activities of the Department of Theory and Methodology of Preschool Education are outlined. Finally, the conclusion is made about the role of the department in the regional education system.