This article presents innovative forms of learning and teaching that hold great importance in the process of promoting student creativity, which is crucial in the process of an individual’s professional development in the modern society. In doing so, particular emphasis was placed on project learning, distance learning and online learning. The empirical part is based on a quantitative research method. The survey questionnaire was completed by 69 students in the field of preschool education. The purpose of the research was to determine to what extent and how students use innovative forms of learning in their studies, and the extent to which professors use innovative forms of teaching. Emphasis was also placed on the satisfaction of students who experienced such working methods. The results show that students rarely use innovative forms of learning but find them important. They also consider the role of the professor in the use of innovative forms of teaching to be important, as well as the professor’s creativity in distance work. Based on the findings, additional training and distance learning opportunities with an emphasis on innovation and creativity in teaching can be critically considered, as well as incentives for the use of innovative forms in independent learning