(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing the Plan to survey the implementation of the Project on universalizing preschool education for 5-year-old children, period 2010 - 2015, on September 17, the Committee for Culture - Society, Provincial People's Council conducted a field survey at Keng Du Kindergarten and Dooc May Kindergarten, Ky Son district.
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| The delegation surveyed a class of 5-year-old children at the main school. |
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| The working delegation of the Provincial People's Council presented gifts to Keng Du Kindergarten including a set of toys for children and candy. |
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| Children are happy with the new toys given by the Provincial People's Council delegation. |
Keng Du is a border commune, a remote area with 25 km of border adjacent to Laos. The whole commune has 12 villages, the average distance between villages is 7 - 8 km, traffic is very difficult. Therefore, in Keng Du commune, there are 11 preschools/12 villages. Implementing the project to universalize preschool education for 5-year-old children, from support sources from the Central, the province and the district through support for teaching and playing materials for children; support for learning costs, lunch costs for children, etc., the rate of mobilizing children to go to class is increasing. The whole school has 17 classes, with the rate of mobilizing children aged 3 - 4 - 5 reaching 91.1%. Although the commune has been recognized as universalizing education for 5-year-old children, the facilities are still not able to meet the needs of teaching and learning. Out of a total of 17 classes, there are currently 8 temporary classes; There are 6 combined classes for 3, 4 and 5 year olds. Teaching and playing equipment for children is very scarce, especially in remote locations where there are almost none.
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| Mr. Luong Van Ngam - Chairman of Keng Du Commune People's Committee pointed out some difficulties in the process of implementing PCGDMN for 5-year-old children in the locality. |
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| Ms. Ton Thi Cam Ha - Deputy Head of the Department of Culture and Society suggested that localities continue to pay attention to integrating programs and projects, creating facilities for preschool education. |
Similarly, Dooc May Kindergarten is also a border commune. More than half of the households in the commune are poor and near-poor. Meanwhile, there are almost no sources of support for preschool facilities. There are 6 classrooms for 5-year-old children, but 3 are temporary; there are no kitchens, clean water, and sanitation facilities, and there is no green, clean, and beautiful school. Regarding teaching equipment, only 4/6 classes have the minimum set of teaching equipment. Because of these conditions, Dooc May commune has not been recognized as universalizing preschool education for 5-year-old children.
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| The working group delivered gifts to Huoi Vieng school and Doc May kindergarten. |
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| The working delegation gave gifts and discussed with the locality and school some issues of concern. |
On the basis of sharing the difficulties of localities and schools, the working group of the Provincial People's Council also requested local authorities to pay special attention to prioritizing investment in schools during the implementation of investment programs and projects in the area, to ensure sustainable standards for communes that have achieved universal recognition and strive to achieve universal standards for communes that have not been recognized.
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| The delegation surveyed children's school supplies at Huoi Vieng satellite school. |
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| Classroom facilities are degraded and sanitation facilities at Doc May Kindergarten are not guaranteed. |
The delegation also requested that communes should strengthen coordination with relevant sectors to strictly manage household registration in the locality, creating favorable conditions for accurate universal investigation. Schools should pay attention to providing correct, sufficient and timely support policies for children's study costs and lunch; focus on improving nutrition, reducing malnutrition rates. Strengthen motivation for teachers to stay in school, stay in class, love and create all conditions to care for and nurture children to develop comprehensively.
Minh Chi
