Specific features of organization of intellectual education of children in preshool education institutions in the People`s Republic of China

Abstract

Preshool age is a favourable period for the formation of child`s initial knowledge about the surrounding world, laying the foundations for further enhanced intellectual learning. However, it is extremely important not to turn the educational process in preschool education institutions into a intensive intellectual upbringing in order to avoid intellectual overload of children, to promote the balanced development of children`s thinking, emotions and will, ensuring their harmonious development. In view of this it seems expedient to study the pecularities of intellectual education in different countries of the world, in particular in the People`s Republic of China, in order to highlight the positive attainments of the world educational practice regarding children`s education and development. The aim of the study is to reveal the specific features of organization of intellectual education of children in preschool education institutions in the People`s Republic of China.