Do we need Statistical Education in Early Childhood Education?

This article presents a theoretical essay discussing the need for statistical education in Brazilian early childhood education, considering the overexposure of students to statistical information in various media. We conjecture that children up to the age of six cannot be understood as incomplete beings who need to be prepared for future life, but rather as citizens who require cognitive development and the initiation of statistical literacy. This discussion has gained momentum since the publication of the National Common Core Curriculum and should not be limited to academia; instead, it should be brought into the classroom. In addition, we believe it is urgent to review the curricula of pedagogy and mathematics degrees, considering the precarious initial training in these areas in many Brazilian universities, as well as to expand the provision of continuing education in statistics and probability, as these sciences are rapidly evolving and require constant updating.