Abstract: The scope of pre-school education has not paid much attention to the discussion and analysis of common emotion theory. As an important part of social science, the theoretical construction of pre-school education should be explored and thought out from the perspective of common emotion theory. The paradigm of common emotion theory influences and promotes the interpretation of the theory and practice of pre-school education, which is manifested in the fact that the theory reveals that the value theory of pre-school education is a human right, and the theory reinforces the methodology of pre-school education as a family-like organization, which indicates that the epistemology of pre-school education stems from the vulnerability of children. The theory makes it clear that the ontology of pre-school education is to cultivate personality.These four theoretical dimensions, from different angles and paths to analyze pre-school education, together constitute the pre-school education system.

Key words: Common emotion theory, pre-school education, education system