New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences Issue 5 (2016) 45-54 Selected paper of 4th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2015) March 19 – 21, 2015, Girne American University in Kyrenia, CYPRUS The Use of ICT in Pre-School Institutions Dragana Pavlovic a *, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Nis, Cirila i Metodija 2, 18000 Nis, Serbia Zorica Stanisavljevic-Petrovic b , Faculty of Philosophy, , University of Nis, Cirila i Metodija 2, 18000 Nis, Serbia Tatjana Vulic c , Faculty of Philosophy, University of Nis, Cirila i Metodija 2, 18000 Nis, Serbia Suggested Citation: Pavlovic, D., Stanisavljevic-Petrovic, Z. & Vulic, T. (2016). The use of ICT in pre-school institutions. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Humanities and Social Sciences. [Online]. 05, pp 45-54. Available from: www.prosoc.eu Selection and peer review under responsibility of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cigdem Hursen, Near East University © 2016 SciencePark Research, Organization & Counseling. All rights reserved. Abstract The application of modern ICT tools in pre-school institutions is conditioned by various factors, both general and personal, which are related to the personality of pre-school teachers. The main aim of this paper is to examine the attitudes of pre- school teachers regarding the use of ICT in the process of upbringing of pre-school children. The results of the research obtained on a sample of 212 respondents show that pre-school teachers are aware of the insufficient use of ICT tools in the process of upbringing, as well as that there is a statistically significant difference in the attitudes of pre-school teachers with respect to the level of their education and years of service. The conclusions of the research point to the necessity of systemic changes, which would imply a better ICT equipment in kindergartens, as well as attendance of pre-school teacher training programs. Keywords: ICT potentials; Pre-school teachers; Years of experience, Years of service * ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Dragana Pavlovic, University of Nis, Faculty of Philosophy, Cirila i Metodija 2, 18000 Nis, Serbia E-mail address: dragana.pavlovic@filfak.ni.ac.rs / Tel.: +381 18 514 313