Nearly 57% of Vietnam Nursery Schools up to National Standards: Ministry
The five-year effort for quality improvement has resulted in 15,334 nursery schools reaching national standards in Vietnam, up 11.3% compared to the academic year of 2017-2018.
The locality with the highest growth in up-to-standard nursery schools over the five years is the northern delta province of Ninh Binh (16.7%), followed by Ha Nam with 15.4%, and Bac Giang with 15.2%.
It is worth noting that the capital city of Hanoi currently has 1,147 State nursery schools and 2,461 private preschool facilities, with over 510,000 children under their care. About 78.8% of the schools and facilities have met the national standards, higher than the national rate of 57%.
An official from the Early Childhood Education Department under the Ministry of Education and Training cited some difficult-to-implement legal documents in the sector as an obstacle to the schools trying to make the grade.
Another obstacle lies in local education budgets. In some localities, the education budgets are so tight that little can be spent on nursery schools. Without sufficient funds to improve facilities and finance campus expansion, the nursery schools remain below the mark.
The official urged local authorities to take action to develop more up-to-the-mark nursery schools in their municipalities and use communication to raise public awareness about the significant impact of early childhood education.