An Activity-Based Approach to the Formation of Artistic and Creative Competence of Children in the Conditions of a Preschool Education Institution

The article reveals the essence of the interpretation of the phenomenon "artistic and creative competency" and the activity approach to its formation in the context of the new edition of the Basic Component of Preschool Education.The relationship between the concepts of "art" and "creativity", "competence" and "competency" has been emphasized.Attention is paid to the fact that competence in artistic activity is interpreted in the scientific discourse as: aesthetic, artistic-aesthetic, artistic-productive, artistic, creative, artistic-creative.The peculiarities of artistic and creative competence have been highlighted, thanks to which the child shows the ability for creativity related to various types of art.It has been found that the main conditions for the formation of artistic and creative competence of a preschooler are: sensory experience of the artistic content of a work of art; mastering various means of artistic expression; freedom of creative expression.The need of the modern system of preschool education to rethink the essence of pedagogical approaches, to recognize the priority of the development and self-development of the child's personality as a subject of