Quality Management of Music Education in Modern Kindergarten: Educational Expectations of Families

The problems of quality management of music education in the modern kindergarten with emphasis on the role of educational expectations and needs of kindergarteners' families are revealed in the paper. These questions are of vital importance for directors of kindergartens, for educators, and for parents (official representatives) of children when drawing up educational programmes and planning the work with preschoolers. Scientific studies and approaches, describing tendencies of quality management in the kindergarten, were considered. The emphasis is put on the influence of culture on development of children and formation of family demands in the field of music education of younger children. The main part of the paper is devoted to empirical study of musical preferences of families and their relation to educational needs. To identify the demands of families for music education in the kindergarten, the survey was conducted, by means of which the musical tastes of the kindergarteners' families, priorities of music education in the family and educational expectations from kindergarten programmes were found out. The material of the study can be fruitfully used in future by the directors of kindergartens and by independent experts for assessing the quality of kindergarten education.