Predškolsko dijete nalazi se u različitim kontekstima s kojima je u izravnom ili neizravnom odnosu. Ono raste i razvija se, živi i uči u najvećoj mjeri u obiteljskom okruženju, a dio djece uz obitelj i u predškolskoj ustanovi (1). Pritom treba naglasiti da odgoj u predškolskim institucijama ne služi kao zamjena za obiteljski odgoj, već ga samo nadopunjuje. Iz toga možemo zaključiti da su obitelj i predškolska ustanova u relacijskom, komplementarnom odnosu - djeluju jedno na drugo i mijenjaju se pod uzajamnim utjecajima (2). Predškolska je ustanova specifičan kontekst koji treba zadovoljiti sve razvojne i individualne potrebe djece i poticati njihov tjelesni, socijalni, emocionalni i kognitivni razvoj (1). S obzirom na ovaj široki raspon djetetova djelovanja uvjetovanih razvojnim potrebama i učenjem predškolska ustanova trebala bi sačinjavati probranu, kvalitetnu, fleksibilnu, privlačnu, demokratsku, ugodnu, humaniziranu i otvorenu sredinu (3). Predškolska ustanova dakle nije nešto u što se dijete jednostavno stavi, kao primjerice u dobro opremljeni prostor u vremenu dok su roditelji na poslu, nego predstavlja tijek ukupnih zbivanja koji djeluju na dijete i u kojima i ono samo aktivno sudjeluje (3). Ovaj istraživački rad ima za cilj ispitati stavove studenata redovnog i izvanrednog preddiplomskog studija Sestrinstva o uključivanju djece u predškolske ustanove. Istraživanje je provedeno online i sudjelovalo je 92 ispitanika. Svrha je također bila i potaknuti studente da osvijeste svoje vlastite stavove o temi s kojom će se susresti na poslovnom planu prilikom provedbe organizacije rada u radnom okruženju u kojem se nađu, ali i osobno. Za potrebe ovog istraživanja korišten je prilagođeni upitnik koji propituje stavove studenata. Dobiveni rezultati u statističkoj obradi se uspoređuju i zaključujemo da ne postoji statistička razlika koja bi značajno ukazivala na razliku u stavovima u ispitivanim skupinama.
A preschool child finds himself in different contexts with which he is in direct or indirect relationship. It grows and develops, lives and learns to the greatest extent in a family environment, and part of the children live with the family and in a preschool institution (1). At the same time, it should be emphasized that education in preschool institutions does not serve as a substitute for family education, but only complements it. From this we can conclude that the family and the preschool institution are in a relational, complementary relationship - they act on each other and change under mutual influences (2). Preschool is a specific context that should meet all developmental and individual needs of children and encourage their physical, social, emotional and cognitive development (1). In view of this wide range of child's activities conditioned by developmental needs and learning, preschool institutions should create a well-chosen, high-quality, flexible, attractive, democratic, pleasant, humanized and open environment (3). Preschool is therefore not something in which a child is simply placed, such as in a well-equipped space while the parents are at work, but rather represents the course of overall events that affect the child and in which he or she actively participates (3). The purpose of this research paper is to examine the attitudes of full-time and part-time undergraduate Nursing students regarding the inclusion of children in preschool institutions. The survey was conducted online, and 92 respondents participated. The purpose was also to encourage students to become aware of their own views on the topic that they will encounter on a business level when implementing the organization of work in the work environment in which they find themselves, as well as personally. For the purposes of this research, a customized questionnaire was used that questions the attitudes of students. The results obtained in the statistical processing are compared and we conclude that there is no statistical difference that would significantly indicate a difference in the attitudes of the examined groups.