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MoE expands preschool classes every year to avoid dropouts, says Fadhlina | Scoop
Education Minister Fadhlina Sidek has said her ministry has set up a special task force to streamline and standardise preschool reforms. – Bernama pic, February 4, 2024
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MoE expands preschool classes every year to avoid dropouts, says Fadhlina

129 more preschool classes to be opened this year, says education minister

Bernama
Updated
4:39 PM MYT

 

GEORGE TOWN – The Education Ministry will open 129 more preschool classes nationwide this year to provide opportunities for more children to receive early education.

Minister Fadhlina Sidek said the number of preschool classes is increased every year to increase the enrolment to 90%, thus preventing student dropping out.

She said there were currently 9,909 preschool classes nationwide, involving more than 200,000 students. The classes included 119 classes that were opened last year.

“We increase the number of preschool classes every year because of the high demand and also to ensure more students get free (preschool) education, especially those with special needs,” she said.

She was met by reporters after opening a programme involving the Community Development Department’s kindergartens in Bayan Lepas near here today.

Fadhlina has said the ministry also provides Preschool Food Aid for all preschool students to help overcome the issue of malnutrition and multidimensional poverty.

“It is also definitely closely related to the dropout narrative because of the enrolment at the preschool level, we need to make another leap to ensure that their entry into schools is meaningful,” she said.

Yesterday, Fadhlina said the ministry had set up a special task force to streamline and standardise preschool reforms in the country.

She was quoted as saying that the ministry’s agenda was to ensure that the curriculum and also preschool-related issues, such as in terms of learning and syllabus, could be coordinated under the ministry. – February 4, 2024

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