Early childhood care and education
The Ministry of Enlightenment's Pilot Project for Increased Teacher Ratio and Quality Improvement
Executive Summary, In 2022 in Kazakhstan the Ministry of Enlightenment initiated a pilot project that is directed at increasing the number of preschool teachers to two per classroom In the first phase 7 preschools 6 state and 1 private participated in the project demonstrating an increase in their marks as measured by ECERS3 scales Currently the second phase of the project is underway which includes 39 preschools around the country This pilot project allows to decrease the childtoteacher ratio increase the salaries of teachers and improve the level and quality of individual interactions with children Preschools participating in the research were supported by the Institute of Early Childhood Development methodologically and quality checks were run pre and postintervention using the ECERS3 scales to capture the differences in quality
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