The paper deals wih the concept of creativity and methods of assessment and self-assessment od the creativity of students of early and preschool education. Creativity is the ability o fan individual to create something new, original, valuable to society and himself. This is a quality that is cery important for navigating the increasingly complex time sin which we find ourselves. There are different ways and methods of measuring creativity, and one of them is self-assessment. The profession of educator requires different knowledge, among which are knowledge of child psychology and child's growth and development, pedagogical knowledge, communication skills and many others. Iti s important that future educators nurture and improve their competences that they acquire during and after studies in early and preschool education, in order to best respond to children's needs during the educational proces sin kindergarten. The aim of the paper is to point out the importance of self-assessment of creativity of students od early and preschool education as an important competence for the development of creativity in children. It has been shown that there are numerous definitions of creativity and that the concept of creativity is very coplex, but most authors agree on the basic assumptions about the essence of creativity. A review of research in which the level of creativity among pupils, students, and educators was examined through self-assessment found that self-assessment of creativity is a measurement method that is economical in application, it captured more stable behavior of an individual over a longer period of time with regard to a specific product that is the product of a specific task set before the examinee.