DESCRIPTION OF SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IN PLAYGROUP AND KINDERGARTEN KUSUMA PUTRA SIDOARJO

Abstract

Abstract. Introduction: Social emotional development of children is a child's sensitivity to understand
the feelings of other people when interacting in everyday life. Social emotional development of
preschoolers is an important factor in forming social relationships between children and their peers.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the social emotional development of preschool
children in Kindergarten Kusuma Putra based on age, gender, class at school, and children's activities
outside of school. Method: This research is a descriptive research with a quantitative approach. The
population in this study were all parents who had pre-school aged children at Kusuma Putra
Kindergarten. The data collection instrument used the PSC-17 questionnaire. The sampling technique
used the Total Sampling Technique with a total of 30 respondents. The data analysis used is
quantitative univariate analysis. Results: In Kindergarten Kusuma Putra, it was found that 70% of the
students did not experience problems in social-emotional development. However, there are 30% of
children who experience disturbances in their social emotional development. Most of the children
who experience social emotional development disorders are 67% of children, 56% of children at the
age of 5 years and 44% of kindergarten A children. In addition there are 56% of children who often
play alone tend to have disturbances in social emotional development. Conclusion: The description of
social-emotional development in preschool children at Kusuma Putra Kindergarten mostly did not
experience social-emotional development disorders. For further researchers to examine the factors
that influence social emotional development in preschool children.
Keywords: Social emotional development, preschool