A gestão da educação infantil para a criança de zero a três anos no município de Santa Maria - RS

Abstract

This study aimed to understand the management of early childhood education for the care of small children - children from birth to three years old - in the municipality of Santa Maria-RS. In this research, specifically aimed to: develop the historical course of incorporation of early childhood education in Santa Maria-RS; investigate public and educational policies aimed at Early Childhood Education in Brazil and Santa Maria-RS, aiming to understand the actions aimed at the management of children zero to three years, and to identify actions and strategies implemented in the management of the municipality of Santa Maria-RS to care of children zero to three years in kindergarten. To do so, we developed a documentary research, the Municipal Board of Education - CMESM with the analysis of Pedagogical and Curricular Projects Regiments School of Municipal Schools Early Childhood Education and contracted out, as well as studies and gathering information on laws, policies perceived as public and educational, as well as other materials such as newspapers and documents obtained from the City Hall. With conceptual approach of Educational Management, this study provided insight in historical and political perspective, the care of children in Brazilian and holy-Mariense Childhood Education. As expected this new paradigm, we sought to develop the theoretical aspects in the macro, national, and micro, municipal (LUCK, 2011; Mainardes, 2007). This way of organizing the issues addressed permitted to understand the care in Children's Education in general and not only for children from birth to three years, which is considered a capability in view of the perception of the need for all parties to understand. From the contextual elements raised during the extensive research approach were also identified in the management of early childhood education for the care of children from birth to three years old in Santa Maria-RS, in the context of public schools, the number of children who are enrolled and class organization. Thus, it was possible to diagnose the care of this age group in kindergarten identifying that all schools meet at least one of the segments contained between zero and five years old.