Caracterización de las competencias profesionales del educadora infantil

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Abstract: The objective of this research is to identify the main professional competencies of the teachers of early childhood education and first grade of elementary school; for the construction of a proposal of pedagogical intervention that allows the improvement of their educational practice. A mixed research was carried out through a review of bibliographic documentation and the completion of an ad-hoc questionnaire. The research participants were 10 early childhood education teachers. The Ad-hoc questionnaire addresses different aspects of teachers' professional competencies, such as pedagogical knowledge, teaching skills, planning and organizational skills. The results showed that teachers in early childhood education are applying active methodologies and adapting to the individual needs of children, and about 30% do not apply active methodologies at all, do not plan and do not adapt to changes. This led to the elaboration of a proposal manual to implement pedagogical activities and strengthen the competencies of teachers in early childhood education, offering useful resources and tools to improve pedagogical competencies, attention to diversity and planning and organization.