The cognitive aspect of the legal competence of preschool education teachers generated by the system of additional professional education

Professional competence of preschool teachers in the condition of changes of traditional approaches to pedagogical activities needs to be updated. The part of professional competence is legal, which refers to the ability of professional to navigate the educational situation within legal perspective. In the Professional standard “Teacher (pedagogical activities in preschool, primary general, main general, secondary general education)” in the content of labor function “Pedagogical activity of implementation of preschool education programs” incorporated competence compliance with legal, moral and ethical norms and also compliance with norms of professional ethics. The implementation of this competence implies the orientation of teachers in the legislative and conceptual basis of the education system. The article reveals and substantiates the content of the cognitive aspect of the legal competence of preschool teachers.