Review of recent early childhood education reform in Hong Kong

Review of recent early childhood education reform in Hong Kong

• Cheuk-Wong, Kwok Sai Tricia The Hong Kong Institute of Education

Hong Kong Journal of Early Childhood, 11(1), 6-18, 2012

The Hong Kong Institute of Education

2012

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QB Pre-school Education, Child Caring Facilities, Maternal & Infantile Health Facilities
• R Educational Policy & Administration
  • RG Education Reforms

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Pre-Primary Education

This paper first reviews the key changes in early childhood education that was proposed by the Hong Kong Government in the year 2000, including promoting the competence of early childhood education professional, formulating a quality assurance system to improve the quality of the education to be provided to children, diversifying means to subsidize parents to send their children to a childcare centre or kindergarten, standardizing the operations between childcare centres and kindergartens, and facilitating children's transition from early childhood education to primary schooling. Covered next are what have so far been done on those proposed changes, along with commenting on issues/problems that have arisen.
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2015-12-14