On August 16, 2025, the VIII All-Ukrainian Educational Conference “Preschool and Primary Education: We Create Future Together” was held in Odesa, which brought together more than 200 participants from different regions of Ukraine: heads of educational institutions, teachers, experts and representatives of professional communities.
The team of the State Institution “South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University named after K. D. Ushynsky” joined the event, which included:
• Oleksii Listopad, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of Preschool Pedagogy;
• Nataliya Chernenko, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Educational Management and Public Administration, Director of the South Ukrainian Center for Professional Development of Managers and Specialists in the Socioeconomic Sphere;
• Olena Soloveichuk, Postgraduate Student of the Department of Pedagogy, Specialist of the Center for Professional Development.
Within the framework of the conference, Prof. N. Chernenko presented new requirements for leaders of educational changes, features of training new generation heads of educational institutions; advanced training of teachers and the importance of lifelong learning. The conference became a professional platform for exchanging experience, discussing new approaches and determining the prospects for the development of preschool and primary education in Ukraine.
Shared experience and partnership with stakeholders, the Association of Children's Centers of Ukraine, will help create a strong, modern and inspiring educational community!