The use of digital materials for instruction in preschool education is a phenomenon that has been increasingly encountered in the last year due to the pandemic context. The transformations of society force the kindergarten to react if it wants to prepare the little ones in accordance with the requirements of a modern society that focuses on technology, to take into account the rapid evolution in the field of new teaching-learning methods. According to specialized studies, the child's first years of life play an important role in his cognitive, social, and emotional development. The present research took place at the Kindergarten of the Cluj-Napoca University, in the middle group, called "Buburuze", between September 2021 and January 2022, taking into account the rapid evolution in the field of new teaching-learning methods. The use of digital materials in the instructional-educational process leads to the child's cognitive development and the formation of digital skills. The use of digital materials made it possible to continue the instructive-educational activities even during the period when the face-to-face activities were suspended, representing an alternative variant of teaching-learning assessment. Familiarity with digital tools from kindergarten certifies that this has a positiv influences on children's intellectual education.

technology, teaching, didactic design, progress