The reserve integration roadmap has been released, haha.

The reserve integration roadmap has been released, haha.

The government announced an implementation plan for the unified early childhood education and care system on the 27th. The unified system refers to the integration of early childhood education and childcare.

Presented a blueprint for the long-standing unification of the reserve fund that has persisted for 30 years.

The most contentious issues, the integration of teacher qualifications and the funding plan, have not yet been finalized.

There are many criticisms that it is an incomplete roadmap.

The Ministry of Education announced the implementation plan for the integrated early childhood education system and proposed a plan to unify the dual teacher qualification system for kindergarten teachers and childcare teachers.

However, Option 1, which introduces a single qualification system for infants and young children aged 0 to 5 years,
Distinguishing between infant teachers for ages 0 to 2 and preschool teachers for ages 3 to 5
After presenting Option 2, the decision was postponed with the conclusion to be made by the end of the year.

Introducing a single qualification system for infants and young children aged 0 to 5 years
Criticism that integration overlooks differences in developmental stages of infants and young children and lacks professionalism
In the two-track plan, there is essentially ongoing criticism that it is a half-hearted integration.

The conflict between the early childhood education sector and the childcare sector over the integration of teacher qualifications is
It has been identified as an obstacle to integrated reserve management.
This time, the government also failed to present a 'final plan'.