Bill on government preschools to appear before parliament
10 Mar 2010, 7:08 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
A bill governing pre-schools has been presented to parliament by Independent MP Ahmed Shiyam and was accepted by all 64 members present.
If the bill is approved the government would assume responsibility for funding the country’s preschools, which are now largely privately operated.
Deputy Minister for Education Shifa Mohamed said preschools were very important as they represented the first stage of education.
But she also noted that it was very difficult for the government to handle and develop preschools at a time when it was focusing on widening the availability of higher education.
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