Políticas para a educação infantil: análise do papel do poder público na oferta de vagasna perspectiva da implementação das creches domiciliares na cidade de Pelotas

Abstract

The present research aimed to analyze public policies for early childhood education in the city of Pelotas/RS, especially the recent home education program and its impacts on the education of children from 0 to 3 years old. Over the last few decades in Brazil it has been possible to highlight several legal achievements and official policies that were oriented towards expanding the right of young children to a quality education, overcoming mere care in recognizing the different areas of child development. However, a Municipal Law n° 6.629/19 was approved in the city of Pelotas/RS, which regulates the Home Education Program, with the title of “Mãescrecheiras”, authorizing the institution of residential day care centers, to meet the high demand of children. vacancies in day care centers, with the justification that the public power cannot do everything alone, needing to count on the collaboration of society.The research is qualitative, with a critical approach, of an exploratory nature. As a methodology for data collection, document analysis was used, where documents such as the Federal Constitution of 1988, the Law of Directives and Bases (LDB) nº 9394/96, Statute of the Child and Adolescent (ECA), Curricular Guidelines for early childhood education, State and Municipal Education Opinions dealing with early childhood education. The methodology used was also semistructured interviews with municipal leaders, involving the Municipal Department of Education and in this, the people responsible for the early childhood education sector; as well as representatives of the Municipal Council of Education and Councilors who approved the law being studied by the Municipal Council. Data analysis was performed through content analysis.The research will bring, throughout its writing and in the presentation of the results, important data to evidence the effectiveness of public policies, where the right to education of children of daycare age is not effective in the city of Pelotas, as well as making clear the intentions of a neoliberal state and legislation that violates legislation.