The idea of creating a department that would provide high-quality vocational and methodological training for future teachers of primary school was born long ago. During forty years after the foundation of the faculty, teachers were working in various departments, did not have the opportunity to direct their efforts to solve the actual problems of primary education of the pupils, as well as initial teachers training of future teachers of primary school. The Department of Theory and Methodology of Primary Education was created in BDPI in 1999. The founder was V. Kotlyar.In 2008 the name of the department was already renamed to the department “Primary Education”, and  the head was Associate Professor L. Koval (now – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Psychology and Pedagogical Education and Arts), and since November 1, 2014 – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor A. Kramarenko.