Early prediction of psychosocial risks and their prevention in preschools ²⁰¹²

We review approaches to creation of safe learning environment in preschools: protecting, training, personally developing, creative. We explore the possibilities of this environment examination. We reveal child development risks and threats to educational environment security of preschool institutions. A special emphasis is on personal developmental and constructive approaches. Tolerance development in children is seen as a means of prevention and creation conditions for psychological security of educational environment, and indirect control of children social development process. At the same time, the aim is development of interactional culture in preschool educational institution, built on important tolerance principles: non-violence, voluntary choice, personal responsibility, accepting the Other.

Keywords: psychological safety, expertise, educational environment, early childhood education, socialization risks, socialization subjects, indirect management, personal development, personal tolerance, tolerance as interactional culture, non-violence, responsibility, “golden rule of morality”.

Column: Psychology of safety