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SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1990

IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRESSED

SAID TODAY

(SATURDAY) THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR Y.T. LI,

CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IS NOW GENERALLY THAT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY RECOGNISED.

WORLD BY HE NOTED THAT STUDIES CONDUCTED IN MANY PARTS OF THE

PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHIATRY AND PROFESSIONALS IN EDUCATION, PAEDIATRICS,

YEARS OF LIFE TO A NUTRITION ATTESTED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARLY PERSON'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.

THE

AT

OPENING OF THE SPEAKING CONFERENCE AT SHUE YAN COLLEGE, MR LI NOTED CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN WHICH TOOK STAGES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT,

SEVENTH

ASIAN

CHRISTIAN

THAT THE THEME OF THE OF AN APPROPRIATE CURRICULUM FULLY INTO ACCOUNT THE VARIOUS

THOUGHT AND ACTION

"IT IS, I THINK, A GOOD STARTING POINT FOR FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

"HOWEVER, WHETHER A CURRICULUM CAN BE WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, THE MOST THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHER,

IN THIS RESPECT,

DEPARTMENT

" HE SAID.

EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED IMPORTANT OF WHICH IS

BELIEF OF THE

TO

MR LI SAID, IT WAS THE

ANY THAT

FURTHER IMPROVEMENT EDUCATION EDUCATION SHOULD INVOLVE THE EMPLOYMENT OF HIGHER NUMBERS KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS.

AT THE SAMÉ

PRE-SCHOOL OF TRAINED

MUST OPERATORS

HAVE THE KINDERGARTEN TIME,

TO SUFFICIENTLY

ATTRACT AND RETAIN INCENTIVE TO INCREASE SALARIES

то COME GOOD QUALITY STAFF AND KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS MUST BE WILLING FORWARD FOR TRAINING.

TO ACHIEVE THESE OBJECTIVES, MR LI SAID THE FOLLOWING WOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT:

AN IMPROVED TRAINING COURSE FOR KINDERGARTEN TEACHERS

MEASURES

AT

TRAINING

HOURS

TEACHERS AND HELP FORWARD FOR TRAINING;

80 AS ΤΟ

ENSURE THAT MORE TEACHERS

QUALIFIED CENTRES DISTRICT

THE REDUCE

WITH INCONVENIENCE

ASSISTANT FLEXIBLE

WOULD

то COME

7

KINDERGARTEN

OPERATORS

*

SPECIFIC TARGETS FOR IMPROVING STANDARDS

TO FOLLOW FOR STAFFING AND

TO PAY TEACHERS ACCORDING TO A RECOMMENDED SALARY SCALE;

BE WILL

ENCOURAGED

THE INTRODUCTION OF

PARENTS NEEDY WHEREBY THE NUMBER OF WILL BE TWICE AS MANY AS AT PRESENT; AND

A KINDERGARTEN

FER

REMISSION SCHEME BENEFITTING FROM IT

THE

ESTABLISHMENT

OF

A

TO CONSIDER

WORKING PARTY ON KINDERGARTEN EDUCATION WHICH WILL, INCLUDE NON-GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES,

THE LONG-TERM POSSIBILITY

PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE SERVICES.

OF

UNIFYING

THE

/THE CONFERENCE,