The Department of Preschool and Primary Education (PPSD) for the S-1 PGSD study program was formed based on the Decree of the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 10/D/O/2006 on February 3, 2006. The S-1 PGSD Study Program is a development of the Senior High School Education for Junior High School (SMP) and Senior High School (SMA) teacher candidates with the names Teacher Education School and Sports Teacher School.

In line with government policies regarding on improving the quality of education, teachers must have a minimum education equivalent to Diploma-2 so that in 1992, SPG and SGO were converted into diploma-2 levels. In that case, diploma-2 levels were no longer be under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Culture (at that time) so they were delegated to universities which there was Yogyakarta IKIP that had scientific affinity to it. The D2 level lasted until 2006 when a policy of minimum qualification for a teacher emerged, so the D2 PGSD study program qualification was upgraded to S1 PGSD until now. Moreover, it has developed into the S2 and S3 levels which are tiered education.