Request Viet Sing Garden Hills Kindergarten to rectify child care and nurturing activities

On July 28, the Department of Education and Training of Vinh City reported to the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An and the Chairman of the People's Committee of Vinh City about the feedback from parents of Viet Sing Garden Hills Kindergarten.

According to this unit's report, recently, on social networks, there have been images circulating of unhygienic practices in child care at Viet Sing Garden Hills Kindergarten, Vinh City. After receiving the information, the Department of Education and Training coordinated with the City Health Department to verify the incident and requested the school to report and explain in writing the relevant contents.

Regarding the image of teachers cleaning children's food trays in the toilet, according to the report of the Department of Education and Training, currently, the kitchen system of Viet Sing Garden Hills Kindergarten is in the process of submitting documents and waiting for approval on fire prevention and fighting work for construction and repair, so the school has used the kitchen of Viet Sing Sunries Kindergarten for processing and the washing machine and dryer system of Viet Sing Kids City Kindergarten to wash pots, bowls, spoons, and children's food trays.

“After the children finished eating, the teacher removed and rinsed the leftover food in the bowl, put it in a box and transported it to Viet Sing Kids City Kindergarten according to the school's procedures. However, the teacher left the children's eating utensils on the toilet, which is not hygienic. Due to the lack of supervision and management by the school's Board of Directors, the above image occurred,” the inspection report stated.

Regarding the image of using dirty water, the Department of Education and Training of Vinh City said that, according to the school's report, this was an image during the time when the school was periodically cleaning the filtration system and water tank. On-site inspection, Viet Sing Garden Hills Kindergarten is using 2 water sources: Drilled water (with filtration system) for the fire prevention tank and for watering trees and washing the garden; Tap water flows into 2 stainless steel tanks containing 4,000 liters of water, then the system pumps 1 tank to flow to the offices and groups, classes for use and 1 tank to flow to the water filter of the offices and groups. However, the school currently does not have the results of the water source test (water samples were taken for testing on July 24, 2023). At the time of inspection, the water system in the areas was not as cloudy and dirty as in the image shown.

Regarding the image of children's sleeping pillows left in disarray, according to the Vinh City Department of Education and Training, this is an image of the school during its regular cleaning, teachers are checking to dry the pillows in the sun and adding cotton to ensure the pillows are fluffy, soft, and clean. At the time of the inspection, the groups and classes were neatly arranging the children's pillows in the cupboard, the pillow covers were white, clean, and odorless.

After the inspection, the Department of Education and Training requested the school to seriously address related issues, rectify care, nurturing and education activities in the school to stabilize the thinking of parents and public opinion.