To make preschool inclusion successful and to have children gain the expected benefits, teachers need to be provided with functional teacher training programs that foster positive attitudes and provide them with a meaningful experience. The purpose of the study was to investigate the readiness of educators of preschool education institutions in Kyiv to work in inclusive classrooms. In the process of integration into the European community, Ukraine has focused on educational reforms, in particular, the creation of conditions for the introduction of inclusive education in educational institutions. The parameters of the research are taken into account, such as attitude to the idea of inclusion, possession of the necessary arsenal of pedagogical practices, understanding of barriers and ways to overcome them on the way to the organization of inclusive education. A structured questionnaire of preschool teachers attempts to reveal their attitudes towards inclusive education in general and to assess the conditions that promote or hinder the emergence of willingness and willingness to work in an inclusive group. The results of the study showed that a significant number of educators have a negative attitude to the idea of inclusion, believing that children should study in special groups or in special institutions (but not boarding schools). Educators name a number of barriers that prevent them from being positive about inclusive education, and underestimate their readiness for such work.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the readiness of educators of preschool education institutions in Kyiv to work in inclusive classrooms. The parameters of the research are taken into accounts, such as attitude to the idea of inclusion, possession of the necessary arsenal of pedagogical practices, understanding of barriers and ways to overcome them on the way to the organization of inclusive education. The results of the study showed that a significant number of educators have a negative attitude to the idea of inclusion, believing that children should study in special groups or in special institutions (but not boarding schools). The question of the determinants of educators' attitudes towards inclusive education, which are related to their work experience, seems to be important. The results showed that most respondents have 20-30 years of experience working with preschoolers in general developmental groups. The picture of educators of inclusive groups differs sharply: among them, 42% of people have work experience of up to 5 years. This trend may speak in favour of the ability to learn, interest in changes in education, a sense of potential and professional resources to work in more difficult conditions. Educators with 30 years of experience or more are wary of this choice. Only 8.9% of them found their interest in working with children with special educational needs.

The relevance of the study is due to the fact that to ensure a high-quality educational process in a preschool institution, it is necessary to prepare educators to work in inclusive groups, that is, to equip them with knowledge and skills to teach and educate children with special educational needs. The purpose of the study is to analyse modern approaches to improving the qualifications of teachers of preschool education institutions on the problem of inclusive education of children and find effective ways of professional development of teachers on this issue in the conditions of the Institute of postgraduate education. The methodological basis of the study was the papers of Ukrainian and foreign specialists in the field of inclusive education. General theoretical methods are used to solve these problems: analysis, induction, deduction, comparison, generalisation of information from theoretical sources, and the typological method. The necessity of implementing a system of approaches to the professional development of preschool education teachers on inclusive education issues is substantiated. The results of a survey of teachers of preschool education institutions in Kyiv, according to which, it was established that the vast majority of participants need special training on the problems of inclusive education and consider the institute of postgraduate education as a place for such training. Effective approaches to improving the skills of educators are identified, in particular, the use of active methods in teaching and the inclusion of practical classes in the educational process based on inclusive institutions. Among the most popular subjects for professional development are the following: organisation of the educational process, cooperation with an assistant, development of didactic equipment, cooperation with parents, psychological support for the teacher. The practical importance of the research consists in informing teaching teams of postgraduate education about the specific features of the needs of preschool teachers in the field of advanced training on inclusive education. This problem is of interest to students, who receive a pedagogical speciality