<div class="parent">
<div>child</div>
</div>
<div class="divnode">
<div>child</div>
</div>
<script type="text/javascript">
var s = '<div style="width:12px; height:12px">text</div>';
document.querySelector('.parent').insertAdjacentHTML('afterBegin',s);
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var s = '<div style="width:12px; height:12px">text</div>';
document.querySelector('.divnode').innerHTML = s + document.querySelector('.divnode').innerHTML;
</script>