This paper is about teachers ‘attitudes towards their pupils, both today and in the past. It describes various events with Adam, Elsa and Kajsa which I have observed at my preschool. Via a retrospective analysis I have attempted to understand how teachers ‘views of their pupils has changed from the beginning of the century to the present day. One of the questions was: How do preschool teachers pay attention to pupil’s participation? The school curriculum, equality plan and the United Convention on the Right of the Child were used as help documents during the preparation of this paper. In order to answer to the question, I have taken note of the various kinds of literature and theories, such as those of Vygotsky.