Thinking about the importance of teaching the Arts in Early Childhood Education, this
research debates the understanding of teachers who work with this stage of Basic Education
about the Arts and its importance in the teaching and learning process of young children.
Therefore, the research was carried out in two school units in the city of Tocantinópolis,
which are identified here as: Nursery and Preschool. The methodological contribution used
in this work is qualitative research, with the use of interviews and support of Cultural History
for analysis of information. We interviewed four teachers from the city of Tocantinópolis
who work in two schools of early childhood education, in the two modalities of early
childhood education: daycare and preschool. The research shows the lack of training in Arts
by the teachers who work at this stage, as well as the predominance of work with the Visual
Arts at the expense of other artistic languages: Theater, Dance and Music. In addition, it is
possible to realize that although teachers do not have training in Arts, they have shown to
enjoy working with the area and value the importance of Arts in the lives of children, as well
as their teaching potential in Early Childhood Education. In this sense, they emphasize that
Art is of paramount importance in the process of teaching and learning of the child, as it
helps in the development of important skills in this stage of life.
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