Preschool Education Decree

学前教育法令

ດຳລັດວ່າດ້ວຍ ການສຶກສາກ່ອນໄວຮຽນ

Summary

This regulation governs childcare and educational activities for children aged three months to under six years in preschool institutions in Laos, defining institution types, educational principles, and core content such as prohibition of discrimination.

Articles

Article ມາດຕາ 1

Article 2 Pre-school Education
Pre-school education is the care, learning and teaching of children in pre-school educational institutions with the aim of developing children's growth and development in terms of physical, intellectual, emotional, language and social life learning to prepare them for primary education.

Article ມາດຕາ 2

Article 2 Interpretation of Terms
The terms used in this Decree have the following meanings:
1. Nursery refers to a childcare class of an early childhood education institution located in a community;
2. Child Development Center refers to a childcare class of an early childhood education institution located in a community that does not have conditions to establish a nursery;
3. Kindergarten refers to a kindergarten class of an early childhood education institution located in a community;
4. Pre-primary class refers to a place receiving children aged from five to under six years old, located in a primary school in a community that does not have conditions to establish a kindergarten;
5. Learning through play group refers to a place receiving children aged from five to under six years old, located in a community that does not have conditions to establish a kindergarten or pre-primary class;
6. International early childhood education curriculum refers to a learning-teaching curriculum for early childhood education of a country that is internationally recognized;
7. Child development refers to promoting children's development in physical, hygiene and safety, emotional-psychological, social, intellectual-general knowledge, and language aspects;
8. Child with disability refers to a child with physical, mental, or intellectual impairments, aged from three months to under six years old.

Article ມາດຕາ 3

Article 4 Principles on Pre-school Education Work

The operation of pre-school education work shall follow the following principles:

1. Be consistent with the national guidelines, policies, laws, socio-economic development plan, national human resource development strategy, education and sports sector development plan, and the pre-school education development plan for each period;

2. Operate according to the three characteristics, five educational foundations, and implement the pre-school education curriculum;

3. Combine learning with practical training, continuity, and preparation for primary school enrollment;

4. Ensure non-discrimination on the basis of nationality, race, religion, ethnicity, gender, and physical condition, and create conditions for disadvantaged children and children with disabilities to receive pre-school education;

5. Ensure coordination between education in pre-school education institutions and education in families, communities, and society.

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