Pre-school: All indicators Turn Green (Ministry)

All indicators have shown a significant improvement during the 3rd year (2020-2021) of the implementation of the National Program for the generalization and development of pre-school education, the National Education Department said.

In a statement, the ministry said that during this year it has concentrated its efforts, in particular, on aspects related to improving the quality of pre-school education and establishing a basis for efficient governance.

With regard to encouraging access to pre-school education, the ministry has managed to increase the enrolment rate to 72.5%, thus exceeding the target previously set, which was 67%, the same source added.

The regional education and training academies have expanded the pre-school education base to 33%, an increase of 20 percentage points compared to the share recorded in the year of the program’s launch. The share of informal education has been reduced from 63% at the time of the launch of the program to 37% in 2020-2021.

In addition, inclusive classes have been set up in pre-school education structures, meeting the technical criteria in terms of accessibility and adequate equipment and facilitating the reception of children with disabilities, the same source noted.

The ministry also stressed the considerable contribution of the INDH through the programming, over a period of five years, of the construction of 10,000 pre-school units and the upgrading of 5,000 others in precarious rural areas.

In order to improve the quality of pre-school education, the ministry’s efforts this year have focused on adapting teaching spaces and their equipment to the nature and characteristics of pre-school education, applying the guidelines contained in the methodological framework for pre-school education, and strengthening the professional capacities of human resources. In this regard, some 13,138 educators have been mobilized to manage 13,172 classes in public educational establishments. In addition, training sessions have been organized for educators and focused on the new methodological framework, in addition to other training in various fields relating to pre-school education. These training sessions benefited 19,421 persons this season.