Keyword: «axiological and participatory approaches»

The paper analyzes axiological and participatory approaches to understanding the essence of spiritual and moral values of older preschoolers. These approaches allow us to understand how children's moral orientations are formed and developed in the context of their interaction with the outside world. The essential characteristics identified within the framework of these approaches are: social interaction, value orientation, integration of moral values into the educational process, a system of moral norms and principles, as well as collective activity. In determining the essential characteristics of spiritual and moral values in older preschoolers, these elements are basic. We have identified the essence of the spiritual and moral values of older preschoolers as a set of moral norms and ethical principles that children develop through active social interaction and joint activities with all participants in the educational process.