Unless something is done soon, we'll have to shift the goalpost - yet again.
Being in preschool gives children many benefits ranging from healthy development to a greater capacity to learn and increased productivity in adulthood. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star
“The Malaysia Education Blueprint set a target to achieve universal preschool enrollment by 2020, and Malaysia, along with many other developing countries, has yet to achieve this,” read the “Shaping First Steps: A Comprehensive Review of Preschool Education in Malaysia” report released in May.
This trend reversed since 2014, and by 2020 the share of enrolled students in the public sector was only 48%, while the share of enrolment in the private sector was 52%. It also accounts for 52% of all enrolled students ages four plus and five plus, while the public sector accounts for 48%. “These include soft skills such as communication, working with others, cooperation, basic language skills and the foundational academic skills children need when they go to school.
This has proven effective in the past when in 2013, initiatives such as fee assistance, grants, and tax incentives encouraged more parents to send their children to preschool.
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