The early learning and teaching process is significantly determined by the different characteristics of preschool educators that do not include only the relevant competences for working with children of early and preschool age. Among other things, research has shown that their work has a significant effect on their attitudes and personality traits, which is at the same time the goal of this work. Hence, the focus of this study was to examine the personality traits of future educators and their attitudes towards childhood and child upbringing and the relationship between personality traits and expressed attitudes. The study was conducted on a sample of 129 students of the Early Childhood and Preschool Education at the Faculty of Teacher Education in Rijeka. Three measuring instruments were used: BFI, Subjective Educator Theory Questionnaire, and Questionnaire on Different Living Areas. The obtained results showed elevated values in all personality traits: extraversion, conscientiousness, agreebleness and openness to experience except for neuroticism. In selecting childhood attitudes and upbringing, significant positive correlation has been established between age growth and choice of more liberal attitudes about childhood and child upbringing. Also, significant positive correlation has been established in all traits personality with attitudes towards different life areas. The findings, presented in the paper, can serve as an insight into different implicit practices in the work of future educators with early and pre-school children and discussion of possible guidelines for changing relevant study programs.