The network reduction of preschool education system is revealed; the coverage rates of preschool education are tracked and identified into six groups of the administrative areas of the region; the increasing tendency of the public demand for preschools is considered; excess the seats number of preschool educational establishments in rural areas and shortage of seats in urban settlements are analyzed; the calculation of the necessary number of seats in preschools for the next 5-10 years is proposed; four groups of areas of the Dnepropetrovsk region are allocated on the calculated index of the density of preschool to 1 km2; mapping of the basic indexes that characterize the state of preschool education is conducted.
Keywords: preschool education, preschool educational establishment, the coverage of preschool education, the density of preschool educational establishments to 1 km2, mapping the indexes of the state of preschool education.