The Educational Programs of Catholic Religion/Religious Education for Preschool Children in Slovakia

Abstract

This paper focuses on the educational programs of Religion/Religious Education within pre-primary education, in Slovakia, outlining the legislative view on the issue. It characterises the curriculum of Religion/Religious Education in pre-primary education and the Framework Educational Program of the subject of Catholic Religion/Religious Education for pre-primary education. It deals with the competencies of spiritual formation in a Catholic nursery school. In the conclusions, it provides its own recommendations and methodological ideas, applicable in the educational programs of Religious Education within nursery schools.