Abstract
The analysis of domestic and foreign scientific publications devoted to the study of indicators of physical development, health status and actual nutrition of preschool children was carried out. The analysis showed a negative trend in the health status of preschoolers. The number of children belonging to the I health group decreases from 3 to 7 years of age, the number of children of the III health group increases. This confirms the opinion that preschool age is a period of formation of chronic diseases. The study of the functional state of the body of preschoolers, their morbidity in order to assess the impact on these indicators of the conditions of their upbringing, the development and implementation of preventive measures to optimize these conditions are currently an urgent problem.