The Role of Educators in Developing Early Childhood Art Creativity in Koronka Bawen Play Group, Semarang Regency

Educators have a central role in the development of children in school institutions. Creativity in children needs to be developed from an early age, but in the process of developing creativity in children does not just provide material but requires the role of educators in accordance with the criteria of early childhood educators. The purpose of this study is to describe the role of educators in developing artistic creativity in early childhood in the Koronka Play Group, and to know the supporting factors in the development of early childhood art creativity in the Koronka Play Group. The approach in research uses a qualitative with descriptive methods. Research subjects included Koronka Play Group educators as the main informants and Play Group managers and students’ parents as supporting informants. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis techniques through the stages of data reduction, data display, conclusion drawing/verification. The result showed that the role of educators in developing artistic creativity includes educating, teaching, guiding, directing, training, assessing, and evaluating students. Supporting factors in the development of artistic creativity in early childhood include: (1) the fulfillment of adequate facilities and infrastructure; (2) creative educators; (3) good cooperative relations with children; and (4) parental support.