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.
”It would be very difficult for the government to handle the preschools as the country’s economic condition is also not very good, and I do not think the approved budget would be sufficient,” Shifa said.
She called on the MPs to include sufficient funding in the budget and increase it as necessary.
Press Secretary for the President’s Office Mohamed Zuhair said the government supported the preschool bill, approved by the majority of MDP MPs as well.
”Every one dollar spent on preschool education represents seven dollars saved in secondary,” he explained.
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