Many different factors have shaped how preschools operate and how preschool teachers work, such as increased numbers of children in preschools, change and development in the education of preschool teachers’ and increased requirements and standards of preschools and other educational institutes.
Fjölmargir þættir hafa haft mótandi áhrif á starfsemi leikskóla og störf leikskólakennara eins og gríðarleg fjölgun barna í leikskólum, breytingar á menntun leikskólakennara og auknar kröfur gerðar til leikskóla sem menntastofnana.