PENTINGNYA PENDIDIKAN KARAKTER PADA ANAK USIA DINI (PAUD)

Abstract

Abstract. Early childhoocl education (ECD) is an education before basic education, which is a development effort aimed at children from birth to the age of six years through the provision of educafional stimulation to assist the grolv1h and development of rnind and body so that children have the readiness io enter further education, which was held in formal, non-formal, and informal. Early age very need for character education investment since the child is still an early age. How it is done in a way that fosters positive self-understanding of the child, getting to socialize and interact with the community and the environment, building a spiritual relationship with God Almighty. 'Ihe hope with the planting of character education from early childhoo4 not only giving kids knowledge enrichment stimulus, but rather is directed to the development potential and creativity cf children, and that is very important is the formation of mental attitude and personatity which is based on the values of religion. [t's all going to be the foundation for the development of the character anci personality of the child until they are mature and ready to carry out various humanitarian rolc. Keywords: Education, character, early childhood