Brandão, Lucila Carvalho LeiteChagas, Rafaela Paiva das2025-07-172025-07-172025-07-10CHAGAS, Rafaela Paiva das. A autonomia na educação infantil: um processo contínuo de construção na prática pedagógica. 2025. 24 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação em Pedagogia) - Centro de Educação, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2025.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/64542This Final Course Work is configured in the form of a scientific article, adopting as its theme the autonomy of children in Early Childhood Education. Its general objective is to investigate, through theoretical and documentary references, the importance of autonomy for the learning and development of children. In relation to the specific objectives, we seek to reflect on autonomy as a right of the child as an active, historical and rights-bearing subject, as well as highlighting the articulation of autonomy from the perspective of Participatory Pedagogy, considering the organization of spaces, times and materials. This study is configured as a qualitative research with a bibliographic basis, based on the ideas of authors such as Piaget, Vygotsky, Freire, Montessori, Fochi and Oliveira-Formosinho, in addition to scientific articles, theses and dissertations. In view of this, the study recognizes the possibilities of participatory pedagogy in the construction of more humanized, democratic and meaningful educational environments, respecting the rhythms, times and interests of childhood. It is therefore understood that autonomy in childhood does not represent an arrival point, but a continuous process of construction, which requires pedagogical intentionality, sensitivity from the educator and careful organization of spaces, times and teaching materials.pt-BRAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/AutonomiaAutonomyEducação infantilEarly childhood educationPedagogia participativaParticipatory pedagogybachelorThesis