A indissociabilidade do cuidar e educar na prática pedagógica de professora e estagiárias de uma pré-escola da rede pública municipal de Teresina

Abstract

This study defined as its object of research the inseparability of care and education in the pedagogical practices of a teacher and interns working in Early Childhood Education. The general objective was to analyze the inseparability of the care–education dyad in the pedagogical practices of a teacher and interns in a public municipal preschool in Teresina. The specific objectives were: to identify the conceptions of the teacher and interns from the municipal public preschool network of Teresina regarding Early Childhood Education, children, and childhood; to identify care and education in the daily pedagogical practices of the teacher and interns in preschool; and to relate the characteristics emphasized in the daily pedagogical practices of the teacher and interns to the conceptions expressed about the care–education binomial. The qualitative study was conducted in a Centro Municipal de Educação Infantil (CMEI), located in the northern zone of Teresina, Piauí, with the participation of one teacher and two interns who provided data through questionnaires. The research is grounded in the thoughts and concepts of authors such as Alves and Paula (2011), Craidy and Kaercher (2001), Flôr and Durli (2012), and Staccioli (2013), as well as in key documents in the field, such as the Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC), the Referencial Curricular Nacional para a Educação Infantil (RCNEI), and the Diretrizes Curriculares Nacionais para a Educação Infantil (DCNEI). The data analysis revealed the need to rethink the municipality’s public policies to ensure the adequate training of professionals working in Early Childhood Education, in compliance with legal requirements and the specificities of early childhood. Care must be recognized as an essential and intentional pedagogical dimension, planned and integrated into educational practices. Thus, promoting quality Early Childhood Education means ensuring that care and education go hand in hand, in favor of the well-being, rights, and holistic development of the child.