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The article examines the formation of the early support system for young children as an integral part of Ukraine's state policy in the field of education and children's rights, the international and national legislation that defines this system, and the stages of its formation. Early support is understood as an interdisciplinary family-centred comprehensive support system for young children with developmental disabilities or biological or social risks. The aim of this system is to improve children's development and their families' quality of life with the help of special institutions, organisations and their subdivisions of different subordination: the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Ukraine. The main provisions declared in international and national legal documents concerning early support for children with special educational needs at different age periods are analysed and the stages of system formation are defined. The practices of early support for children with special educational needs at each formation stage are described.

The article examines the formation of the early support system for young children as an integral part of Ukraine's state policy in the field of education and children's rights, the international and national legislation that defines this system, and the stages of its formation. Early support is understood as an interdisciplinary family-centred comprehensive support system for young children with developmental disabilities or biological or social risks. The aim of this system is to improve children's development and their families' quality of life with the help of special institutions, organisations and their subdivisions of different subordination: the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of Ukraine. The main provisions declared in international and national legal documents concerning early support for children with special educational needs at different age periods are analysed and the stages of system formation are defined. The practices of early support for children with special educational needs at each formation stage are described. ; W artykule analizie poddano rozwój systemu wczesnego wspomagania małych dzieci, który jest integralną częścią ukraińskiej polityki państwowej w dziedzinie edukacji i praw dziecka zdefiniowanych w prawie międzynarodowym i krajowym, a także etapy jego powstawania. Wczesne wspomaganie rozpatrywane jest jako interdyscyplinarny, skoncentrowany na rodzinie, kompleksowy system wsparcia małych dzieci z niepełnosprawnością rozwojową oraz dzieci z grup ryzyka biologicznego i społecznego. Celem tego systemu jest poprawa rozwoju dzieci i jakości życia ich rodzin przy pomocy specjalnych instytucji, organizacji i ich oddziałów, które podlegają Ministerstwu Edukacji oraz Ministerstwu Zdrowia i Opieki Społecznej Ukrainy. Przeanalizowano naważniejsze przepisy znajdujące się w międzynarodowych i krajowych aktach prawnych dotyczące wczesnego wsparcia dzieci ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi w różnym wieku. Ponadto określono etapy kształtowania się systemu i opisano praktyki wczesnego wspomagania dzieci ze specjalnymi potrzebami edukacyjnymi na każdym etapie ich rozwoju.

У статті досліджено й визначено етапи розвитку системи ранньої допомоги в Україні на основі узагальнення законодавчого підґрунтя за роки незалежності України щодо розвитку системи освіти дітей із особливими потребами й міжнародної та вітчизняної практики ранньої допомоги дітям з народження. Проаналізовано основні положення, задекларовані в міжнародних і національних законодавчих нормативно-правових документах організації системи ранньої допомоги дітям із особливими освітніми потребами в різні часові періоди, описано існуючу практику організації ранньої допомоги на кожному етапі її становлення в Україні. ; The article examines the development of the early assistance system for young children, as an integral part of the implementation of the Ukrainian state policy in the field of education that ensures children's rights defined by the international and national legislation, and the stages of its formation. Early assistance is viewed as an interdisciplinary familycentred system of comprehensive care for young children with developmental disabilities and children form biological and social risk groups, aimed at children's better development and better quality of life in their families. We have reviewed, synthesized and generalized regulatory documents, methodological manuals and other reference thematic materials given in the bibliography, analyzed the main provisions declared in international and national legislative documents for organization of the early assistance system for children with special educational needs in different time periods, described the existing practices of early assistance at each stage of its development. The author has found out that formation of the Ukrainian system of early assistance for children with special educational needs took place in three stages: the first (1990-2000) stage began with the acquired state independence and ratification of international documents; the second (2001-2010) stage included development of new methodological foundations basing on the international experience of early intervention and introduction of early assistance into local practices applied in health care, education and social security; the third (from 2011 – to the present) stage began with introduction of the Concept for the Development of Inclusive Education (2010) into the national legislative field and the definition of inclusive education as an integrated process, including the early assistance system for children with special educational needs.