PROFESSORAS INICIANTES NA EDUCAÇÃO INFANTIL E AS NECESSIDADES FORMATIVAS REVELADAS EM TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES PAULISTAS (2009-2019)

We intend to characterize what studies developed from 2009 to 2019 say about the theme of "beginning teacher" in Childhood Education in the perspective of identifying the teacher's training needs. Therefore, we mapped thesis and dissertations from postgraduate programs in the area of Education in the State of São Paulo. The theoretical framework involves discussions about teacher training, the beginning of teaching and the training needs arising from pedagogical work in Childhood Education. The methodological path involved extensive bibliographic research, with a "State of the Art" approach, in order to detail the focus of the thesis and dissertations, theoretical references, methodological approaches, main results and conclusions. The experience of locating the production of knowledge in recent years has enabled us tounderstand that: a) there are few studies that address the topic; b) the difficulties expressed by teachers corroborate data presented by the literature; c) the identity of teachers is influenced by the historical view of "welfare" of Childhood Education;d) the need to create training initiatives in context that suit the specificities of this branch. From the results, we defend the thesis that the professional initiation process needs to be seen as a collective project, which involves initial training, continuing education and the school as the learning space, in which learning should be mediated in a collaborative way.