This study aims to analyze the opportunities and challenges of PAUD in the digital era and predict the future existence of PAUD in the national education arena. This research is a literature study that refers to the outstanding discourses and discourses offered by experts and practitioners of early childhood education. The results of this study indicate that PAUD is a segment of education that deserves attention. This is due to 1) There are opportunities that are open for every element of society to participate in educating children from an early age; 2) There is progress in the field of technology which is a challenge for PAUD to exist and survive in the digital era. That the future of PAUD in national education departs from the community's concrete efforts in realizing today's education for children at an early age.