BUILDING THE CARE ENVIRONMENT CHARACTER OF YOUNG CHILDREN IN PLAYGROUP CLASSES

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out how the strategies applied in the Early Childhood Education Institution of Play Group-Islamic Kindergarten Al-Azhar Chairo Banda Aceh-Indonesia in developing the character of caring environment. This is qualitative research. Data collection was carried out by direct observation to see how the implementation of caring environment character at Play Group-Islamic Kindergarten Al-Azhar Chairo Banda Aceh-Indonesia and interviewed teachers and education staff to find out how the strategies used in building character of environmental care. The results of the study show that there are strategies applied by the teachers at the school in the cultivation of character values on environmentally caring. This includes providing trash bins in each class so that children are more always dispose of garbage in its place, and habituate the children to dispose of garbage in its place in accordance with groups of organic and inorganic waste. The researchers recommend that this research can be carried out in a broader scope so that the same thing can be applied in the cultivation of the character of environmental care in other early childhood education institutions.

Keywords: Building, Care Environment, Young Children