Challenges of Early Childhood Education in Era Society 5.0: The Importance of A Teacher's Role

Early Childhood Islamic Education (PAUD) plays an important role in forming the foundation of children's values and character, especially amidst technological advances and changes in the era of Society 5.0. In the context of PAUD, the main challenge faced is how to integrate Islamic values in the learning process that is relevant to technological developments, as well as ensuring comprehensive education for early childhood. The purpose of this article is to explain the importance of the role of teachers and their implementation in early childhood education learning and its relationship to Islamic education in the era of Society 5.0, especially for early childhood. The research approach uses qualitative research with interviews and data analysis methods. Interviews were conducted with preschool teachers and and data sources come from journals and books in the field of early childhood education in early childhood learning. Data collection is carried out by collecting related references, both manually and digitally. After the data is collected, it is then displayed, reduced and constructed so that a new, complete and latest concept emerges. The results of the study show that the role of teachers is very strategic in managing a comprehensive and adaptive learning process to technological developments, in order to produce a generation that is not only intellectually intelligent, but also has good character and strong faith in accordance with Islamic teachings. Therefore, training and improving teacher competence in the digital era is a key factor in creating quality Islamic education in PAUD.