Paulo Freire, despite not directly mentioning the importance of emotion and affectivity for learning, reports in his works many teachings that contribute to an effective and affective teacher-student relationship. This article intends to present the results of a qualitative investigation that aims to investigate the representation of early childhood education teachers from a municipal school in the city of João Pinheiro (MG), regarding affectivity in the learning process in the light of the thinking of Paulo Freire. To this end, a survey generated in Google doc and sent by whatsapp was applied to nine teachers at a kindergarten school located in a neighborhood in the city of João Pinheiro (MG). The data collected in the field point to reports of an affective relationship between teachers and students as a daily practice and inserted in the teaching-learning process. It is also verified that the teachers not only know the theoretical perspective of authors such as Paulo Freire, Wallom and Piaget, but also ...