Vietnam: What is the age of the children in the junior kindergarten center in Vietnam? What is the design of the curriculum in the junior kindergarten center?

What is the age of the children in the junior kindergarten center in Vietnam?

Under Article 26 of the Law on Education 2019:

Preschool education institutions

Preschool education institutions include:

1. Junior kindergarten centers and classes for children aged 03 – 36 months;

2. Senior kindergartens and independent senior kindergarten classes for children aged 03 – 06 years;

3. Combined kindergartens and independent preschool classes for children aged 03 months – 06 years.

Under the above regulations, preschool education institutions admit children of the following ages:

- Junior kindergarten centers and classes for children aged 03 – 36 months;

- Senior kindergartens and independent senior kindergarten classes for children aged 03 – 06 years;

- Combined kindergartens and independent preschool classes for children aged 03 months – 06 years.

Thus, the children of the junior kindergarten center will be from 03 months old to 03 years of age.

What is the age of the children in the junior kindergarten center in Vietnam? What is the design of the curriculum in the junior kindergarten center? (Image from the Internet)

What is the design of the curriculum in the junior kindergarten center in Vietnam?

According to Article 25 of the Law on Education 2019, the programmes of preschool education are stipulated as follows:

 Programmes of preschool education

1. Programmes of preschool education shall satisfy the following requirements:

a) Reflect the objectives of preschool education;

b) Concretize the outcome requirements of different age groups, educational activities, methods and modes of organizing educational activities, educational environment and evaluation of the development of children;

c) Be consistent throughout the country and implemented flexibly, suitable with specific conditions of localities and institutions of preschool education.

2. The Minister of Education and Training shall establish the National review council for appraising curricula for preschool education to appraise programmes of preschool education. The council shall be composed of teachers, education managers, experienced and prestigious scientists in the field of education and representatives of relevant agencies and organisations. At least one-third of the council members must be teachers who are working in institutions of preschool education. The council and the council members shall be responsible for the appraisal contents and quality.  

3. The Minister of Education and Training shall promulgate programmes of preschool education after receiving the appraisals of the National review council for appraising curricula for preschool education; stipulate standards, compiling and editing processes of programmes of preschool education; stipulate standards and selection of toys and learning materials used in institutions of preschool education; stipulate the duties, powers, operating methods, standards, number and structure of members of the National review council for appraising curricula for preschool education.

Thus, programmes of preschool education, including the curriculum in the junior kindergarten center, shall satisfy the following requirements:

- Reflect the objectives of preschool education;

- Concretize the outcome requirements of different age groups, educational activities, methods and modes of organizing educational activities, educational environment and evaluation of the development of children;

- Be consistent throughout the country and implemented flexibly, suitable with specific conditions of localities and institutions of preschool education.

What are the teaching methods applied in junior kindergarten classes in Vietnam?

According to Article 24 of the Law on Education 2019, the requirements on contents and methods of preschool education are stipulated as follows:

Requirements on contents and methods of preschool education

1. The contents of preschool education must be suited to the psycho-physiological development of children; balanced between nurturing, caring and educating, with a view to helping children to develop physically, emotionally, intellectually and aesthetically and to know how to respect differences; suitable with different age groups and transferable to primary education.

2. The methods of preschool education are prescribed as follows:

a) Junior kindergartens must enable children to proactively participate in activities and play, creating a bond between adults and children; stimulate the development of the senses, emotions and psycho-physiological functions;

b) Senior kindergartens must enable children to play, experience, explore and discover the surrounding environment in different ways, satisfying the needs and interests of children.

Thus, teaching methods applied in junior kindergarten classes must enable children to proactively participate in activities and play, creating a bond between adults and children;

Additionally, the teaching methods must stimulate the development of the senses, emotions and psycho-physiological functions;