Integration of club activities into the educational process of preschool education institutions as a means of artistic and aesthetic development of preschool children

The article examines the integration of group work into the educational process of a preschool educational institution as a means of artistic and aesthetic development of preschool children. Group activity is considered as an effective form of additional educational work that creates conditions for the development of creative abilities, the formation of aesthetic perception, emotional sensitivity, imagination and the ability to express oneself. Special attention is paid to artistic circles - visual, musical, theatrical, choreographic, which ensure the involvement of the child in various types of artistic activity.Based on the analysis of scientific sources, theoretical approaches to the organization of group activity are highlighted, its place in the preschool education system is determined.The emphasis is on the need to adhere to a number of pedagogical principles: integration, variability, accessibility, voluntariness, continuity and interest-centeredness. The views of leading domestic scientists (A. Bogush, K. Krutiy, L. Makysmenko, O. Dolyna, O. Nyzkovska, etc.) on the importance of group work in the development of preschoolers are outlined. Separately, the current difficulties in implementing group work in preschool education are analyzed, in particular, limited resources, staffing, and the need to adapt programs.The prospects for the development of this area in the context of updating the content of preschool education and implementing a competency-based approach are determined.