Child-Friendly School Management in Improving Positive Discipline in Tuntang Islamic Kindergarten, Tuntang District

This study analyzes the implementation of child-friendly school management in improving positive discipline in Tuntang Islamic Kindergarten, Tuntang District. Childfriendly schools are an educational concept that places children’s rights and interests as the main priority, creating a safe, comfortable environment, and supporting children’s holistic development. In this context, positive discipline is an approach used to shape children’s behavior through strengthening good attitudes, open communication, and experience-based learning, without using physical or verbal punishment. School management plays an important role in implementing positive discipline through teacher training, providing a safe environment, and parental involvement in the educational process. The results of implementing positive discipline in Tuntang Islamic Kindergarten show an increase in students’ disciplined behavior, sense of responsibility, and ability to work together, which supports the development of children’s character as a whole. This study confirms that child-friendly school management with positive discipline is effective in creating an educational atmosphere that is conducive to the growth and development of early childhood.