886 | Jurnal Obsesi : Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, 6(2), 2022 Volume 6 Issue 2 (2021) Pages 886-893 Jurnal Obsesi: Jurnal Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini ISSN: 2549-8959 (Online) 2356-1327 (Print) Manajemen Soft skills Guru dalam Menguatkan Mutu Pembelajaran di PAUD Upik Elok Endang Rasmani 1  , Anayanti Rahmawati 1 , Warananingtyas Palupi 1 , Jumiatmoko 1 , Nurul Shofiatin Zuhro 1 , Anjar Fitrianingtyas 1 Pendidikan Guru Pendidikan Anak Usia Dini, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia (1) DOI: 10.31004/obsesi.v6i2.1584 Abstrak Kualitas lembaga PAUD menjadi faktor kunci bagi kualitas pendidikan bagi anak usia dini. Guru memiliki posisi strategis bagi pencapaian lembaga PAUD yang bermutu. Guru yang ideal harus memiliki kapasitas hard skills dan soft skills yang mumpuni. Penelitian ini bertujuan memberikan penguatan atas kemampuan soft skills guru PAUD untuk mendorong peningkatkan kualitas lembaga PAUD. Jenis penelitian yang dilakukan adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan selama 7 bulan pada sebuah TK Swasta Unggulan di Surakarta. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi, wawancara, dan kuesioner. Partisipan yang bersedia terlibat dalam penelitian ini sebanyak 16 orang. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa faktor utama tercapainya kualitas lembaga PAUD berasal dari kompetensi soft skills guru, meliputi kompetensi pedagogik, kepribadian, maupun profesionalitas. Oleh karena itu, sangat diperlukannya manajemen soft skills bagi guru PAUD. Manajemen Soft Skills berdampak pada peningkatan kemampuan soft skills guru dan kualitas lembaga PAUD. Kata Kunci: kualitas lembaga paud; manajemen soft skills; guru paud Abstract The quality of PAUD institutions is a key factor for the quality of early childhood education. Teachers have a strategic position for the achievement of quality PAUD institutions. The ideal teacher must have a strong capacity for hard skills and soft skills. This study aims to strengthen the soft skills of PAUD teachers to encourage the improvement of the quality of PAUD institutions. The type of research conducted is descriptive qualitative research. This research was carried out for 7 months at a Superior Private Kindergarten in Surakarta. Data collection techniques using observation, interviews, and questionnaires. There were 16 participants who were willing to be involved in this study. The results of the study indicate that the main factor in achieving the quality of PAUD institutions comes from the soft skills of teachers, including pedagogic competence, personality, and professionalism. Therefore, it is very necessary for the management of soft skills for PAUD teachers. Soft Skills Management has an impact on improving the soft skills of teachers and the quality of PAUD institutions. Keywords: quality of paud institutions; soft skills management; paud teacher Copyright (c) 2021 Upik Elok Endang Rasmani, et al.  Corresponding author : upikelok@staff.uns.ac.id (Jalan Slamet Riyadi No. 449, Pajang, Surakarta) Received 26 February 2021, Accepted 16 July 2021, Published 22 July 2021