Challenges of the Management and Funding of the Preschool Education System in Georgia

The effective functioning of self-governments in Georgia is largely determined by the proper distribution of powers between the central government and local self-government bodies. The most important aspect of human resources management in the country is preschool education, within the framework of which the development of early and preschool upbringing and education system, improvement of relevant infrastructure and services is being carried out step by step in Georgia. In this activity, the main reference role is played by the current legislation, which establishes the state standards of early and preschool upbringing and education, and determines the duties and powers of municipalities in the area of early childhood care and education. Recent decades have witnessed significant positive changes in the early childhood care and education, which is also confirmed by the increase in the overall rate of access to preschool education worldwide. The paper represents one of the attempts to address the problem from this perspective. It studies the existing approaches to the problem, as well as the regulations defined by the Georgian legislation for the protection of children and funding preschool education, analyzes expenses incurred by the budgets of Georgian municipalities in terms of preschool education, the competencies of self-government bodies in relation to preschool education, and highlights the existing challenges in this regard. © 2024 Bull. Georg. Natl. Acad. Sci. © 2024 Bull. Georg. Natl. Acad. Sci.