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General Education (A) Level of Pre-school Education (1)

Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science. General Education (A) Level of Pre-school Education (1). Ministry of Education and Science 2004. Year 2003 *. Year 2002. Year 2001. Year 2000. Year 1999. Number of pre-school education institutions. 553. 551. 552. 561.

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General Education (A) Level of Pre-school Education (1)

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  1. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science General Education (A)Level of Pre-school Education (1) Ministry of Education and Science 2004

  2. Year 2003 * Year 2002 Year 2001 Year 2000 Year 1999 Number of pre-school education institutions 553 551 552 561 573 municipal pre-school institutions 531 529 540 549 561 pre-school institutions founded by legal entities or physical persons 22 22 12 12 12 Number of children in education institutions implementing programmes of pre-school education 68526 59540 61451 61759 65097 in municipal pre-school institutions 58150 60578 60901 64461 Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science in pre-school institutions founded by legal entities or physical persons 1390 873 858 636 Number of five and six years old children 34640 34683 33090 32158 39836 Teaching staff involved in pre-school education 9357 7788 8157 8245 Number of pre-school education institutions and children Data source: LR Central Board of Statistics, 2002 * Information from MoES GED, 2003

  3. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Norms for establishing groups (1) MoES has set the acceptable minimum and maximum number of learners in a group in a general pre-school education institution • in a group of children under 3 years of age 10 to 12 children • in a group of children from 3 to 5 years of age 10 to 16 children Delegation in the point 6 of Article 5 of MoES Law On General Education MoES Instruction No.313 of May 5, 2000

  4. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Norms for establishing groups (2) In the groups of general pre-school education institutions, which provide programmes for preparing five and six years old children for the acquisition of basic education • in republican towns and regional centres 12 to 20 children • in other communities 8 to 16 children The stipulated minimum number of children per group for implementing programmes of special pre-school education is 8 Delegation in the point 6 of Article 5 of MoES Law On General Education MoES Instruction No.313 of May 5, 2000

  5. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Changes in the number of children involved in pre-school education (in %) Data source: LR Central Board of Statistics, 2002 Information from MoES GED, 2003

  6. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Changes in the number of five and six years old children involved in pre-school education (in %) Information from MoES GED, 2003 .

  7. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science In town 9 33 In town 158 25 23 29 26 19 Jūrmala 18 12 38 54 24 26 24 31 25 In town 14 32 21 26 30 27 24 28 26 36 In town 23 29 In town 18 23 22 In town 29 Network of education institutions founded by municipalities (for preparing 5 and 6 years old children for school) in 2003 Information from MoES GED

  8. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science The aim of pre-school education By facilitating the formationand comprehensive development of a harmonious personality, • to develop the activities of each child, stimulating internal willingness to inquire the surrounding world and start the accumulation of one’s own life experience • to develop children’s understanding of the processes of public life and their belonging to the state of Latvia, while keeping their own ethnic identity • to prepare a child for the acquisition of basic education programmes

  9. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Areas of activities of the Ministry of Education and Science in pre-school education quality assurance (1) • developing and revising normative documents in order to facilitate the compulsory preparation of children at pre-school age for school • stipulating requirements for the implementation of compulsory preparation of five and six years old children for the acquisition of basic education

  10. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Areas of activities of the Ministry of Education and Science in pre-school education quality assurance (2) • developing a model programme of pre-school education and introducing the education programme principle • upgrading the system of pre-school teacher pre-service and in-service training • methodological – organizational activities (seminars, conferences, development of methodology aids)

  11. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Normative documents in pre-school education • approved model programmes of pre-school education and list of material resource provision (Article 4, Law On Education, MoES Instruction No.290 of May 21, 2002) • devised instruction for recording and enrolling the five and six years old children in pre-school education programmes (MoES Instruction No.3 of May 21, 2002) • stipulated requirements for teacher training and qualifications (Regulations No.347 of October 3, 2000, issued by the Cabinet of Ministers, MoES Instruction No.8 of July 18, 2001)

  12. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Pre-school education programmes • are being developed in compliance with the national approach to pre-school education and the environment of the respective education institution • curriculum implementation takes place in stages oriented towards child’s development, not specific knowledge to be assessed

  13. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Organization of pre-school education process (1) • pre-school education programmes are being implemented during the whole calendar year • the length of teaching and learning • for children under 2 years of age 15 minutes per day • for children from 2 to 3 years of age 25 minutes per day • for children from 3 to 4 years of age 30 minutes per day • for children from 4 to 5 years of age 45 minutes per day • for children from 5 to 7 years of age 120 minutes per day (Article 28, Law On General Education)

  14. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Organization of pre-school education process (2) • basis for organizing learning activities – games and plays • assessment has to be given orally, emphasizing the positive, significant aspects of child’s activity, behaviour, achievements, thus encouraging the child to develop his/ her skills and abilities (Model programme of pre-school education)

  15. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Teaching and learning process in pre-school education learning activities are organized in an appropriate environment – for the whole group together or in smaller groups, or individually the formation and development of knowledge, skills and abilities take place during the teaching and learning process cooperation with families

  16. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science In the course of acquiring apre-school education programme (1) • the formation of child’s social skills, enhancement of the world of emotions and feelings, exercising of attention, development of senses, perception, thinking, memory and imagination take place • communication culture and life skills are being developed • familiarization with the environment, events taking place in social life and processes in nature takes place

  17. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science In the course of acquiring apre-school education programme (2) • speech development, preparation of hand for writing, beginning of learning to read, formation of mathematical images, shaping/ plastering, working with appliqués, drawing, designing and working with different materials take place • child’s physical development is being enhanced • singing, listening to music, and development of musical – rhythmical movements take place

  18. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Total number of licensed pre-school education programmes in 2002 and 2003 Data source: MoES General Education Licensing Commission, 2003

  19. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Proportion of pre-school teachers acquiring higher education (in %) Information from MoES GED, 2003

  20. conferences for the heads and methodologists of pre-school education institutions seminars for the specialists of Education Boards, heads of methodology associations, specialists from support institutions Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Methodological – organizational activities (1)

  21. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science Methodological – organizational activities (2) • annual exhibitions of methodological resources developed by the teachers working in pre-school education institutions • methodological publications • “Mana rotaļspēle” (My Playing Game) • “Es mācos, lasīt, rakstīt” (I Learn Reading And Writing) • “Es un daba” (Me And Nature) • “Es un mana drošība” (Me And My Safety) • “Es un mana veselība” (Me And My Health) • “Mana dzimtā vieta” (The Place Where I Was Born)

  22. Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science State earmarked subsidies for pre-school education Earmarked subsidies allocated for • the compulsory preparation of five and six years old children for school in municipal education institutions • teacher salaries and compulsory state social insurance allocations • in 2002, earmarked subsidies have been allocated in the amount of Ls 1 753 150 • in 2003, earmarked subsidies have been allocated in the amount of Ls 6 042 944

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