Creation of a network of preschool educational institutions in Tambov governorate in the first decade of Soviet regime (1918–1928)

In the context of reforming the domestic education system, including preschool, as its first stage, the problem of the formation and development of preschool educational institutions is becoming urgent again. Domestic historical and pedagogical experience of creating a network of kindergartens, hearths, summer and winter nurseries, orphanages, playgrounds, and so on. it can become an important reference point in the modernization of the system of preschool educational organizations at the present stage. The creation of a preschool network in the Tambov governorate takes place in the first decade of Soviet regime (1918–1928). In the course of the study, the concept of a “network of preschool institutions” and the types of organizations that make up it were defined. It reflects the socio-economic conditions in which the network of preschool education institutions was formed, analyzes the impact of the new economic policy of the state on a sharp reduction in the number of kindergartens and hearths, as well as a number of other reasons, taking into account regional peculiarities. The study of archival materials, published sources, analysis of statistical data allowed us to build a growth curve of the network of preschool educational institutions in the Tambov region, to identify and characterize three stages of development. And also to conclude that, despite all the efforts made by the state and local authorities aimed at creating and maintaining a network of preschool institutions, the number of kindergartens and hearths in the Tambov governorate in the first decade of Soviet regime was clearly insufficient.