Will parents who pick up and drop off preschool students in particularly disadvantaged communes of Vietnam receive travel allowances?

Will parents who pick up and drop off preschool students in particularly disadvantaged communes of Vietnam receive travel allowances?

Under Article 4 of Decree 105/2020/ND-CP on priority policies for preschool education development:

Priority policies for preschool education development in particularly disadvantaged communes and communes in disadvantaged areas

1. Prioritize funding allocated to programs and projects from central and local government budgets for establishment of public preschool institutions in particularly disadvantaged communes stipulated by the Prime Minister to ensure that each center/class has 01 room by 2025 and meet facilities strengthening requirements.

2. State budget shall contribute to meal preparation for students of public preschool institutions located in particularly disadvantaged communes, in coastal communes with exceptional difficulties, on islands and in communes in disadvantaged areas stipulated by the Prime Minister in accordance with regulations in Clause 3 herein.

3. Funding contribution for children’s meal preparation

a) Funding contributed to preparation of meals for preschool children shall be calculated based on number of children having lunch at school, with the minimum rate being VND 2.400.000 for 45 children in one month. Regarding the remaining children besides the initial 45, for every next 20 to 45 children, the preschool institution may receive the abovementioned amount once for each month. Each preschool institution may receive a maximum of 05 times of the abovementioned amount for a month and shall not receive funding for more than 9 months in one year.

b) Implementing method

At the time of preparation of state budget estimate every year, based on the number of children currently enrolled, each public preschool institution shall prepare an estimate in accordance with the regulations in Clause 2 herein and other regulatory requirements and send it to the bureau of education and training, which shall send a consolidated estimate to the finance authority at the same level for appraisal and propose it to the body with competence in funding approval according to regulations of the Law on State Budget.

Under priority policies for preschool education development in particularly disadvantaged communes and communes in disadvantaged areas, the State will contribute funding for children’s meal preparation. However, travel allowances for parents who pick up and drop off preschool students are not mentioned.

Will parents who pick up and drop off preschool students in particularly disadvantaged communes of Vietnam receive travel allowances? (Image from the Internet)

What is the minimum benefit rate regarding facilities for private preschool institutions located near industrial parks in Vietnam?

According to Clause 2, Article 5 of Decree 105/2020/ND-CP, the regulations are as follows:

Benefits offered to people-founded or private independent preschool institutions located near an industrial park or in area with large number of workers

1. Entities eligible for the benefits

People-founded or private independent preschool institutions which are located near an industrial park granted the establishment license by the competent authority in accordance with regulations of law and at least 30% of the students of which are children of workers of the industrial park are eligible for the benefits.

2. Benefits

The entities mentioned in Clause 1 herein may receive facilities necessary for their operation once, including household items, toys and teaching equipment included in the list provided for by the Ministry of Education and Training, and funding for repair of facilities used to provide care and education for their students. Minimum benefit rate is VND 20 (twenty) million for each independent preschool institution.

3. Implementing method

Pursuant to regulations of Clause 2 herein and depending on capacity of local government budget and number of eligible independent preschool institutions in each province, the provincial People's Committee shall formulate and propose a benefits provision plan and plan for inspection of benefit provision and use of funding by receiving independent preschool institutions to the People's Council of the province for approval and implementation, and ensure that the preschool institutions receive the benefits before June 30 of each year.

Thus, according to this regulation, private preschool institutions located near industrial parks in Vietnam may receive facilities necessary for their operation once, including household items, toys and teaching equipment. The minimum benefit rate is VND 20 (twenty) million for each independent preschool institution.

What are the application procedures and implementing methods of the allowances for preschool students who are children of workers in industrial parks in Vietnam?

Based on Clause 4, Article 8 of Decree 105/2020/ND-CP, the application procedures and implementing methods of the allowances for preschool students who are children of workers in industrial parks in Vietnam are as follows:

Step 1: In August of every year, each preschool institution shall provide parents or caregivers of children entitled to the benefit with information and guidelines concerning application for the benefit;

Step 2: Within 15 working days starting from the date on which the preschool institution provides the information, parents or caregivers of the qualified children shall submit 01 application in person or by post or online, which shall contain the documents provided for in Clause 3 herein, to the preschool institution;

Step 3: The preschool institution shall receive and review each application’s components. If an application contains a copy not yet certified by the competent authority, the person receiving the application shall compare the copy with the authentic copy and countersign it to add it to the application, and request any document missing or against requirements from the applicant.

Step 4: After receiving the valid application, the preschool institution shall provide the applicant with a written confirmation of such receipt. For applications sent by posts or online and against requirements, within 05 working days, the preschool institution shall send a notification of application rejection and the reason for such rejection to the applicant;

Step 5: Within 10 working days after the application deadline, the preschool institution shall draw up a list of children eligible for the benefit and send it together with the applications prepared in accordance with regulations in Clause 3 herein to the supervisory bureau of education and training for consideration and consolidation; legal representatives of people-founded/private preschool institutions shall take full responsibility for this list;

Step 6: Within 07 working days after the date on which the applications from the preschool institution are received, the bureau of education and training shall appraise the applications, draw up a list of children eligible for the benefit and send it to the finance authority at the same level, which shall submit it to the district-level People’s Committee for approval according to regulations of the Law on State Budget;

Step 7: Within 07 working days after the date on which the documents from the bureau of education and training are received, the district-level People’s Committee shall approve of the list of children eligible for the benefit and notify the preschool institution of the result;

After the list of children eligible for the benefit is approved by the competent authority, the preschool institution shall announce the list.