The article is devoted to modern problems of education of preschool children. The authors describe the educational environment, its psychological safety and parental attitudes, which play an important role in the development of preschool children. Stages and features of development of preschool children, signs of psychological crises in children are analyzed. Special attention is paid to the orientation of the child's upbringing in the family and defines such important conditions for the psychological safety of preschoolers as friendship, trust, attention and respect, psychological support, concern for the safety of each member of the team and a humanistic approach to the upbringing of the child's personality. Based on the above, recommendations for the education of a modern preschool child are formulated.