JCS «Information-analytic center»

About the project

“Conceptual foundations of

early childhood

development of children in

the Republic of Kazakhstan

Astana c., 12Th February 2015

y.

The least attention of the Government is placed on

children of early development from 0-3 years.

Level of pre-school education of

children of 0-3 years old remain

low – 16.4% (OECD – 32.6%)

«After 3 years old, it is Late!». Masaru Ibuka - One of the

founders of Sony.

Stages of early development of

children according to the

classification of

from 6 to 8-years old

from3-to 6-years old

is from birth till 3 years old

Prenatal newborn

1 months

9 months

2 years

14 years

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According to research at

Columbia University children who

received early development

programs are characterized by

the following:

Conduct less crimes

More successful: have better job, earn more;

provide higher revenues from tax payments

Reduce social expenses and

costs

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20%

40%

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120%

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For every dollar invested in

ECD, the society returnes $ 7

Кумулятивные госинвестиции Развитие

Development of children from 0 to 3 years (ED)

why is it necessary?

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The research carried out by IAC JSC of system of pre-school education of Kazakhstan demonstrated than the percentage of higher education

among those who attended kindergadern is higher by 23% and the level of unemployment is lower by 7%.

Age, year

Early childhood development: actions in key aspect

needed to be taken

1. Healthy childhood Health of Mother and children

Nutrition

Inclusion, diagnosis and socialization

2. Methodology of education

Methodology of education

Framework basis of standards

Pedagogical technologies

Parents’ involvement

3. Personnel Current state

New model of specialists preparation

Status and prestige

4. Infrastructure Principles of DESEC

Architectural model

5. Legal support National legislation

Legal initiatives

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Finland

Denmark

Singapore

Switzerland

Japan

Russian

Kazakhstan

2013 year

1990 year

Maternal mortality (for 100

thousand of live births)

Since independence, maternal and infant mortality of

Kazakhstan have decreased by 3 times.

But in comparison with the developed countries, these indices

are still low.

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Finland

Denmark

Singapore

Switzerland

Japan

Russian

Kazakhstan

High indices of Infant mortality rate – lack of complex services in

prenatal period

Maternal mortality (for 100 thousand of live

births)

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17%

24%

4%

31%

since birth 3 years 4-6 years 7 years

Timely provided consultation to parents reduces infant

mortality and contributes to a successful intellectual

development of young children just before entering the 1st class 31% of parents learnt about

the need for remedial help to the child

Percentage of parents informed about the need of remedial help

during early childhood period. (results of field studies)

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Healthy childhood: WHAT TO DO?

Expanding the range of services to prenatal and perinatal period (MHSD)

Mandatory medical examinations and timely immunization of children (MHSD, MOS)

Provision of special services for commissioning in the diet of children extra nutrients

Education of parents on psychological and emotional stimulation for children at-risk groups (MHSD, MOS)

Organization of children's habilitation to minimize remedial

support in later periods ECD (MHSD, MES)

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Standards / Curriculum Care Standard / curriculum education / care Compulsory school age

There are no educational curriculum for children of

0-1 age period

ISCE 0.1 Curriculum for the development

of children from 0-2 years old.

ISCE 0. 2 Curriculum for the development of children from 3

years old till the beginning of primary education

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age

Country 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Chili The National Education Program Early Learning

Finland Standards for national educational program for early

learning

Pre-school

teaching

Germany

(Hamburg)

Educational recommendations for upringing children of

pre-school age

Children under 15

Ireland Educational program for early childhood

Japan The National Education Program centers for childcare

Scotland Prenatal period and till 3 years

Program of

success

achievement

Till 18 years old

Kazakhstan ?! The first steps Smart We will go to

school Preschool

Methodology of education and upbringing: WHAT

SHOULD WE DO?

To expand the scope of the existing SES (State Compulsory

Educational Standard) on five key issues

Pay attention to the involvement of the parent community and non-formal education

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ECD standards 0 - 2 ages

Structure, goals and objectives,

general provisions,

requirement to education and

upbringing content

Physical, social,

emotional, linguistic, cognitive, creative

development

Criteria of pedagogical

competence of specialists

of nursery

Partnership with Family, work with

parents

Monitor developing environment and level of children’s

development in accordance

with characteristics

of age

Reasons why parents are not satisfied with work of teachers (social

research performed by IAC-CIOM, 2014)

Staff support - 67 thousand preschool teachers work in PE

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59,3% - have pedagogical

education 36,9% - secondary

vocational

pedagogical education

3,2 % - incomplete higher

education 0,6 % - secondary

education

Only 12% of teachers have

higher pedagogical education

Only 20% of

kindergarteners have secondary

vocational pedagogical

education

7 teachers out

of 10 have

non-core

pedagogical

education

Teachers are

not subject to

certification

Lack of qualified nurses 11,1%

Neglect of tutors 2,6%

staff turnover 0,8%

Kazakh language group kindergarteners cannot speak Kazakh 0,6%

Low level of teaching 1,7%

Poor skills of using new technologies of education 1,5%

Personnel: WHAT SHOULD WE DO?

•Develop a new model of training “Preschool and primary school

teacher”

•Amend the classifier of secondary and higher vocational education

- the "Teacher of the development of children from 0 to 4 years" and

"teacher to work with children from 4 to 10 years", "nurse-educator

•Fix the basic professional standards of competence in the training of

specialists

•Ensure continuity of curriculum of teacher training Universities,

Colleges and IPK

•Educate teachers of children with special requirements

•Educate assistants of kindergarteners and nurses

•Implementation of level courses on PC with an increase in salary for

successfully certified workers

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Developing

environment,

It is necessary to modernize the infrastructure, taking into

account the innovative principles of the DESE

«Environment - third teacher» - sufficient environment allows to

improve child’s skills and capabilities

Coloristic

Facades should

be bright, to

stimulate the

child's imagination

Safety and Eco-oriented

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Спальня

Игровая

Спальня

Центральное место общего

пользования ЯСЛИ

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Игровая

Физкульт.

зал

Спальня

Игровая

Актовый

зал

Спальня

Efficient space

Natural resource

management

To increase the efficiency of the space

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Responsibility of the Ministry of Healthcare and social

development

Responsibility of the Ministry of

Education

The legal practice of foreign countries designated mutually

agreed actions of state authorities to create conditions for ECD

Country 0-3 years old 3-6 years old

Japan Ministry of Healthcare, labour and social welfare

and education

Germany Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens,

Women and Youth

Англия Department of education and skills

Age,

years

Legal coverage

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Legal coverage: WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

Develop of Inter-sector regulatory documents

•Article 30. p. 1. «Preschool education of children up to the school-going age shall be performed at home or when there are 6 months left till the school-going age a child can attend preschool educational organization

Make amendments to the law of RK «On

Education»

•The ratio of teacher / child 6 - 12 months - 1/4; 6-12 - 1/8; 12-24 - 1/10, 25-36 months - 1/15

•Standards equipage, furniture, toys for children from 0 to 1 year

•The requirements of nutrition of children from 6 months to 3 years

Sanitary requirements

improve the regulatory framework

in terms of creating conditions for ECD in

Kazakhstan

Efficient cooperation

of state authorities,

NGO, parents

associations

to harmonize the existing

provisions of the policy in

education, health and social

protection, to develop a

consolidated policy of ECD

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Kazakhstan: number of children at 0 to 4 years old

Source: Population Division of the

Department of Economic and Social

Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat,

World Population Prospects: The 2012

Revision,

http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm

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Year period Thousand of

people

% out of

population

2000 1 091 7.5

2005 1 216 8.1

2010 1 571 9.9

2015 1 631 9.7

2020 1 565 8.9

2025 1 452 8.0

2030 1 365 7.4

Improvement of the system of the Early children

development (ECD) in Kazakhstan will increase the

efficiency of not only the educational system, but social and economic fields in general.

Demographic increase and nation health improvement

Readiness of majority of children to acquire skills and

competencies of high level at school

Saving of public money assigned for elimination of

consequences of problems connected with the ECD

Increase of women employment

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Thank you for attention!

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