2018-2019 school year to continue encouraging the socialization of preschool education

In the 2018-2019 school year, additionally nearly 130,000 pre-school children in kindergarten, up over 8,000 children are going to school compared to the previous school year. Facing this situation, the education and training sector has priority to receive 5-year-old children, aiming to implement the universalization of preschool education at the age of 5 years, while promoting the socialization of pre-school education.

The number of preschool children increases sharply

The number of preschool children is increasing in the following locations of Thu Dau Mot Town, Thuan An Town, Di An Town and Tan Uyen Town. In Thuan An town, this school year is expected to have 32,200 preschool children, up about 3,000 children compared with the previous school year. With the number of children so high, public schools only meet 20% of grandchildren, the remaining 80% of the school to non-public (non-public). Similarly, this year Di An Town has 26,752, an increase of 2,138 children. Of the 10 pre-school kindergartens in the state, only 40% are currently registered.

Non-public preschools make a significant contribution to addressing the learning needs of their children

With Ben Cat town, this year increased 2,340 children kindergarten-kindergarten, so most schools have student numbers exceeded regulations. Some schools have degraded facilities such as: Thoi Hoa kindergarten, Phu An kindergarten, An Tay kindergarten and Tan Dinh kindergarten. In order to meet the increasing number of children in the new school year, Ben Cat town has built a new substitute for Thoi Hoa Kindergarten, which is expected to be put into use by the end of 2018. For the Education and Training Offices of districts, Other cities and towns have also built new classrooms, or built new kindergartens. This year, Di An Town will build additional classrooms for Vo Thi Sau Kindergarten, which will be put into use by the end of 2018; Maintenance and repair of 8 kindergarten-kindergartens. With the momentum of preschool children growing at present, it is expected that this year, Di An Town will build Dong Hoa Kindergarten, in the period of 2019-2020, to build a new Dong Chieu Kindergarten.

Although the education and training sector has made great efforts, but due to the increasing number of children, and with the recruitment of teachers this year, the only priority is to enroll 5-year kindergarten to maintain the standard of education. young 5 years old. According to the education and training divisions, while awaiting the competent authorities to consider the payroll, temporarily enroll only enough students according to the number of existing school teachers.

To promote the socialization of preschool education

Faced with the situation of pre-school children in kindergartens, the province has encouraged the socialization of pre-school education. Socialization continues to be promoted, especially the socialization of preschool education, the network of schools and kindergartens outside the public development throughout the localities, especially in areas with many parks and clusters. to meet the demand of child laborers.

According to Nguyen Phuong Dung, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, in recent time the localities coordinate with the education management and development of public preschool education quite closely, encouraging and facilitating It is most convenient for investors to participate in preschool education development in a stable and sustainable manner. Up to May 20-2018, the province has 247 schools built according to the policy of socialization; Of these, 237 non-public schools have preschool education.

Thuan An town is one of the localities where the system of non-public kindergartens is increasing. Huynh Thi My Ngan, Head of Education and Training Department, said: "With the situation of preschool children continuously increasing in recent years, the non-public school system in Thuan An Town has developed. Strong, contributing significantly to the enrollment of children in the classroom. Thuan An town has 69 preschools outside the public, in addition to 204 children groups, independent preschool and 14 schools are applying for new establishment.

With Ben Cat town, to speed up the implementation of solutions to problems of preschools in industrial zones and clusters, to meet the demand of sending young children, the town People's Committee together with the education to actively train and support the formation of private preschools in industrial parks and complexes in An Tay, Thoi Hoa and Phu An. Socialization has become more and more concerned about the rate of non-public preschool children accounting for 73.6%. As for Di An Town, there are 140 non-public kindergartens already licensed. There are 70 schools and 70 classrooms with a total of 687 classrooms.

In the 2018-2019 school year, the education and training sector continues to accelerate the socialization of education, especially in preschool with the proportion of non-public preschools accounting for 63% in the whole province. In addition, the sector also directed public schools to review the size of the number of classes / schools, the number of students per classes appropriately; In places where pre-kindergarten children are increasing, the school will give priority to the children of 5 years old, and increase the number of children per kindergarten to more than 40 children per class.

Reported by A. Sang – Translated by Vi Bao