The phenomenon of gadget use in early childhood reaps polemic regarding its impact on children’s development, one of which is in the social aspect. Allegedly the use of gadgets for a particular duration can affect the social development of children. This study aims to describe the correlation between the gadget use duration to group b children’s prosocial behavior in Early Childhood Education Segugus Kembang Sepatu. From the population of 141 children, this study uses only 35 children using stratified random sampling. The data were collected using a questionnaire. Furthermore, the analysis technique used in this study is Pearson product-moment. The results showed that the average duration of gadgets used for group b children of Early Childhood Education Segugus Kembang Sepatu was 1-2 hours/day, and prosocial behavior was Very High. The hypothesis test showed no significant correlation between gadget use duration and group b children’s prosocial behavior in Early Childhood Education Segugus Kembang Sepatu.
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