Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Chairing a meeting of the National Committee forEducation and Training Reform in Hanoi, the leader said preschool educationlays a foundation for comprehensive development of Vietnamese people.
The meeting looked into preschool education reformand development programme by 2030 with a vision towards 2045, with its outcomesto be reported to the National Assembly for consideration.
Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointedout the fact that preschool education has yet to receive due attention,especially in remote areas and those predominantly inhabited by workers.
The PM reiterated the motto pursued by Vietnam in itsnational construction and development which takes people as the centre,subject, goal, momentum, and resources for the cause.
He, therefore, stressed the need to reform preschooleducation comprehensively in line with instructions from the Party and the State,adding bottlenecks in human resources, infrastructure and inequality,particularly in remote, and border and island areas must be removed.
The leader ordered reviewing mechanisms and policiesto mobilise resources for preschool education, especially those on tax and theaccess to land and credit loans, thus raising personnel quality in the sector.
According to a report presented at the meeting, eachyear, over 5.3 million children are raised and educated at more than 15,000preschools and nearly 16,000 other establishments nationwide, with 56.9% of which satisfying national standards./.
VNA
