Environmental education has a very important place in early childhood as it is known that during this period children develop a positive attitude towards the environment. Although environmental education differs by age groups, it still has some common characteristics. These are the awareness, knowledge, attitude and skills that make up the common aspects of environmental education and upbringing.

The perception of the environment in which people live is an important prerequisite for the development of ecological awareness. Environmental education, especially in childhood, will make people in the future feel responsible for the environment in which they live only if a sensitivity is developed that will further develop people's perception of the importance of a clean environment and which will make them environmentally responsible inhabitants of planet Earth. The awakening of this feeling of responsibility is particularly significant in this era due to the rapid development of technology and unplanned urbanization. While technology increasingly immobilizes us and limits our communication with the external environment, losing contact with nature can lead to the development of biophobia towards natural beauty, instead of developing biophilia that brings many positive benefits to the development of health and mental development in children.

In this sense, environmental perception and sensitivity should be instilled in individuals from early childhood so that they develop into individuals who are aware of the environment and its elements, sensitive and responsible for their environment. Children are curious and can be curious about almost anything. It is known that this curiosity arises as soon as they open their eyes to the world and try to understand what is happening around them. One of the topics for which this curiosity develops over time is the environment. When children encounter the environment, they realize that there is life outside of them, and this stimulates their sense of curiosity to a much higher level because in the preschool period children have a self-centered way of thinking. Therefore, the environment they perceive is limited only by the things they interact with, and with each new experience with living and non-living things they come into contact with, elements of curiosity are created.

This paper will analyze the key aspects of environmental education and upbringing in early childhood development among children who will further give the final product - environmentally responsible and conscious individuals.