Minimum Facility Standards for Preschools in Vietnam

What are minimum facility standards for a preschool in Vietnam?

Based on Article 6 of the Regulations on facility standards for preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, and schools with multiple educational levels (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations), issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT, the minimum facility standards for a preschool are as follows:

(1) Administrative and managerial room block

- Principal's Office must be equipped with necessary machinery and office equipment in accordance with current regulations;

- Vice Principal's Office must be fully equipped with necessary machinery and office equipment in accordance with current regulations;

- School office: there is at least one room; fully equipped with machinery and office equipment in accordance with current regulations;

- Staff room: there is at least one room; equipped with lockers for personal belongings;

- Security room: there is at least one room; located near the school's entrance with a convenient observation position;

- Teacher, staff, and administrative staff restrooms are arranged according to functional room blocks with separate restrooms for males and females. If separate restrooms are provided, they should be conveniently located and not affect the environment;

- Parking area for teachers, staff, and administrative staff must be sheltered with sufficient space for the school's teachers, staff, and administrative staff.

(2) Nurting, care, and children's education room block

- Nurting, care, and education rooms for children

The school must ensure that each group/class has one room, including following functional areas:

Common activity area for organizing learning, playing, and eating activities;

Sleeping area (for kindergarten groups/classes, the common activity area can be used for sleeping);

Restroom connected to the nurturing, care, and education room with partitions that are 1.20 meters high separating the urinals and flushing toilets; equipped with 2 to 3 urinals for boys (or a urinal trough with a minimum length of 2.0m) and 2 to 3 toilets for girls; with washbasins for children arranged according to the standard of 8 children per basin; sanitation fixtures installed suitable to age groups; separate restrooms for kindergarten boys and girls required; If the restrooms are built separately, they should have convenient transportation corridors connected to the nurturing, care, and education rooms for easy use and observation;

Playgound and child reception area must be convenient for dropping off and picking up children during rain or sunshine; playground has guardrails not less than 1.0m high;

- Physical and artistic education rooms must be connected to the nurturing, care, and education rooms by transportation corridors.

For schools scaled up to 14 groups/classes, the school must ensure at least one multifunctional room for both physical and artistic education; for schools with more than 14 groups/classes, the school must have at least one room each for artistic education and physical education is required. Schools with 5 or more groups/classes, the school must ensure at least one multifunctional room;

- Separate playground must be equipped with outdoor play equipment and toys according to regulations.

(3) Dining organization room block (applies to schools that organize cooking)

- Kitchen must be independent of other functional room blocks; includes preprocessing area, processing area, cooking area, and food distribution area; designed and organized according to a one-way workflow;

- Kitchen storage must be separately divided into a food storage room and a supply storage room; with convenient and independent import and export paths and divided areas for each type of food; equipped with food preservation equipment.

(4) Auxiliary block

- Meeting room: there is at least one room; used for general activities and professional work outside class time, equipped with necessary equipment according to current regulations;

- Medical room: there is at least one room; conveniently located for first aid and medical care; equipped with essential medicines, first aid tools, and a sick bed;

- Storage room: there is at least one room; used for storing general tools and school supplies;

- Schoolyard includes a common playground and garden area with trees and grass; used to organize physical activities and outdoor stage performances. The yard should be flat, non-slippery, without bumps, and with shade trees;

- Gate and fence: the school campus must be separated from the outside by a protective fence (solid fence or green hedge), ensuring firmness and safety; the school gate should be sturdy and firmly installed with a nameplate.

(5) Technical infrastructure

- Clean water supply system: meeting usage demand, ensuring regulations and standards of water quality according to current regulations; drainage system, combined with covered trenches and wastewater treatment systems ensuring wastewater quality standards before discharge into the environment;

- Electricity supply system: ensuring enough capacity and safety for school activities;

- Fire prevention and fighting system: ensuring compliance with current regulations;

- Information technology and communication infrastructure: telephone, internet connection serving school activities;

- Waste collection area: independently arranged, away from functional room blocks, located downwind; with separate access paths, convenient for waste collection and transportation; with a separate drainage system, not affecting the environment.

(6) Construction items regulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 of Article 6 of the Regulations on facility standards for preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, high schools, and schools with multiple educational levels issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT to be built solid or semi-solid. The proportion of solid constructions should be no less than 40%.

(7) Teaching equipment is to be equipped according to the regulations of the Ministry of Education and Training.

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What are the requirements for preschools in Vietnam to meet facility standards level 1?

Based on Article 7 of the Regulations issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT, preschools that meet facility standards level 1 must ensure minimum facility standards and the following regulations:

(1). Administrative and managerial room block

- Separate working rooms for the Principal and Vice Principals;

- Separate working room for administrative and management tasks: ensure there is one room; fully equipped with machinery and office equipment according to current regulations.

(2). Nurturing, care, and children's education room block

- Physical and artistic education rooms: For schools with up to 14 groups/classes, at least one room for artistic education and one room for physical education; for schools with more than 14 groups/classes, at least one room for artistic education, one room for physical education, and one multifunctional room;

- Separate playground: arranged according to each group/class.

(3). Auxiliary block

There is a garden and yard area for children to explore and experience.

(4). Building items regulated in Clauses 1, 2, 3, 4 of Article 6 of the Regulations issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT and Clauses 1, 2, 3 of Article 7 of the Regulations issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT to be built solid or semi-solid. The proportion of solid constructions should be no less than 70%.

(5). Each school point (if any) should have no less than 2 groups/classes.

(6). Land use density

- Construction area: no more than 40%;

- Garden and yard area (green trees, playground): no less than 40%;

- Internal transportation area: no less than 20%.

What are the requirements for preschools in Vietnam to meet facility standards level 2?

Based on Article 8 of the Regulations issued together with Circular 13/2020/TT-BGDDT, preschools that meet facility standards level 2 must ensure facility standards level 1 and the following regulations:

(1). Nurturing, care, and children's education room block

- Nurturing, care, and education rooms for children are supplemented with functional subdivisions:

Having a play porch at both front and back;

Group/class storage for storing tools and toys for daily activities and learning;

Teacher's room adjacent to the common activity and sleeping area of children;

- Physical and artistic education rooms: For schools with up to 14 groups/classes, at least one room for artistic education, one room for physical education, and one multifunctional room; for schools with more than 14 groups/classes, at least two rooms for artistic education, two rooms for physical education, ensuring separate arrangements for each age group;

- Computer room: at least one room with suitable IT equipment, serving children's play activities, exploration, and familiarity with IT and foreign languages.

(2). All construction items to be built solidly and meeting construction standards of Class 4 or above.