Scientific approaches to formation of older preschool children’s ethical and aesthetic ideals

The article is devoted to the problem of formation of ethical and aesthetic ideals as the dominant of axiological attitude to life and art. The article gives a rationale for the choice of methodological approaches to the development of strategy for the formation of older preschoolers’ ethical and aesthetic ideals; an older preschooler’s reflexive ability is regarded as a reliable mechanism for self-development.