Abstract
This article was prepared within the framework of the research project on the topic «modification of research training of specialists in preschool education on the basis of foreign experience». The article presents the concept, purpose, objectives, forecast, methods, the content of the modification of the research training of specialists in preschool education in higher educational institutions, and its results and significance. There was carried out an analysis of pedagogical, and psychological literature, regulatory and legal documents, and domestic and foreign practices in order to determine the scientific and theoretical foundations of training specialists. The authors identified trends in the modification of research training in higher educational institutions and its significance, and a system of ideas and practices that will guide the training of future specialists