The Reality of Using Games in Kindergartens in Nineveh Governorate

( ) . (4-6) . (14) (3) ( 2004). :- .- .- . . The first early year of a child (pre school years) are considered one of the important phase where a child acquires the ability to move in his environment and becomes able to face the difficulties and problems. Due to the importance of this subject, the society of the two researchers were the children between (4-6) years in kindergarten in Nineveh governorate. The aim is to identify the fact of using educational means and games in kindergarten and the difference between private and government kindergartens in this aspect .The sample of the research (14) governmental and (3) private kindergartens the researchers used the tool prepared by the state directorate of Education and used by (Najiha Salman) and (Khalida Kadir) in their 2004 study and applied on the sample of the current research and finding the results . The results showed.- Lack of educational means and games used in kindergartens in Nineveh to the current situations of the country.- Lack of financial resource to buy these means and toys.