Theoretical and methodological foundations 
of the experiment on the formation of an ethnic picture of the world of preschoolers

The paper reveals the content of the subject-object field of the experiment conducted on the basis of preschool educational institutions in Vladikavkaz, aimed at the formation of ethnocultural awareness of children. The specification of the target installation and the main tasks of the experiment was carried out. The levels of formation of informational-cognitive, emotional-value and effective-practical criteria of ethno-cultural education of older preschoolers at the ascertaining stage of the experiment are determined.