Pre-school education in the context of curriculum

Alena Petrová, Eva Šmelová, Eva Souralová

The monograph presents to the readers the results of an international research study aimed at the topical issue of children's readiness for starting compulsory school attendance. A deeper analysis focuses primarily on the population of Czech children, however, the research included participating foreign university institutions (Slovakia, Slovenia, Poland). These are countries whose pre-school education is being reformed such as in the Czech Republic.Regarding its content, the monograph offers a comprehensive overview of the issue of pre-school education in the context of preparing children for compulsory school attendance, both on theoretical and research levels.