NOVATEUR PUBLICATIONS JournalNX- A Multidisciplinary Peer Reviewed Journal ISSN No: 2581 - 4230 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 7, July -2020 62 | Page MODEL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY CHILDREN LEARNING BASED ON LOCAL CULTURE IN TELAGA COUNTRY TK GORONTALO DISTRICT WARNI YUSUF, ABD. HAMID ISA, ABDUL RAHMAT, RUSLIN BADU, RUSMIN HUSAIN Gorontalo State University Email: Warniyusuf@gmail.com; abdulrahmat@ung.ac.id ABSTRACT: This study aims to reveal the development model of local culture-based learning towards early childhood education in Pembina Telaga Kindergarten, Gorontalo District. With the existence of a model of local culture-based learning, it is expected that early childhood can understand from an early age the values, norms, religion and customs that exist in the Gorontao region especially. Researchers conducted research and development at TK Pembina Telaga Gorontalo Regency. Researchers conducted direct observations and interviews directly to TK Pembina Telaga. Researchers choose the right informants to obtain accurate information. Local culture in the Pembina Kindergarten environment is the potential of the surrounding environment that can be used as a source of learning. Natural potential, community culture, various professions in the community, existing community institutions, can be a learning material for children. When this potential is collected and used as material in children's learning, it will become an extraordinary source of learning for children. Development of local culture-based learning models based on experience conducted in TK Builders are arranged based on the elements needed in a learning management, then integrated with the need for the introduction of local culture to early childhood in order to introduce culture and build children's character and love of local culture . KEYWORDS: Learning, Local Culture, and development. INTRODUCTION: Education serves to empower human potential to pass down, shape and build the culture and civilization of the future. Education also serves to preserve positive cultural values and to create change towards a more innovative life. The purpose of National Education according to the 2003 National Education System Law Article 1 is to establish the potential of students to have intelligence, personality and noble character. Meanwhile, Vygotsky in Santrock (2007: 269) holds that education plays an important role in helping children learn cultural tools. Thus, the education system has an important role in the development of education and culture. Early childhood education according to Law No. 20 of 2003 Article 1: 14 in Diana (2013: 2) is a coaching effort aimed at children from birth to the age of 6 years carried out through the provision of educational stimuli to help physical and spiritual growth and development so that children have readiness to enter education Furthermore. Early childhood education itself is organized with the aim of facilitating the growth and development of