Integrating The Value of Javanese Language Education to Build Characteristics of Kindergarten Student’s

Javanese language education is very important and urgent to be given to children from an early childhood. Javanese language is one of the cultures of the Indonesian State which is full of meaning. The variety and level of speech in the use of Javanese teaches its users to uphold the values of hospitality, courtesy, inferiority, respect and respect to others. This study aims to describe and explain the concept of Javanese language education in kindergarten to develop early childhood character and preserve culture. This research is a case study conducted at 4 kindergartens in Solo City, including Al Islam 2 Kindergarten, ABA Nurul Hidayah PK, Permata Hati Jebres Kindergarten and Alam Miftahul Jannah Kindergarten. Data obtained from the analysis of the vision of the institution, activities and programs of the institution, children's activities and the viewpoints of educators. To identify problems, analytical techniques used are interactive analysis techniques. The results showed that the vision of the 4 kindergartens developed the character of young children who have character. In addition, the internalization of the Javanese language education program is also carried out in learning activities by teachers, to create a culture of mutual respect in schools, in the family environment to the community environment by using polite and polite regional languages as a communication tool.