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In this study, it is aimed to examine the relationships between the educational philosophy tendencies of preschool teachers and their higher-order thinking skills. The research was designed in correlational survey model. Educational Philosophy Tendency Scale, Marmara Critical Thinking and Creative Thinking Tendency Scales were used as data collection tools in the research. In the study, data were collected from 213 teachers working as pre-school teachers in Mersin. The collected data were analyzed with the 22.0 software package of the SPSS program. In the study, Pearson Correlation Analysis and Regression analysis were performed in line with the purpose of the study, except for reliability, linearity and normality analysis. As a result of the study, it was determined that there was a significant relationship between preschool teachers' educational philosophy tendencies and higher-order thinking skills. In the research, it was concluded that progressive and reconstructive educational philosophy tendencies were related to higher-order thinking skills. It was determined by the regression analysis that the progressive and reconstructive understandings, which are among the educational philosophy tendencies of preschool teachers, are significant predictors of higher-order thinking skills. The results of the study were discussed within the scope of the relevant literature.