Preschool a must from age of five


PETALING JAYA: Making preschool education mandatory for children from age five could help close learning gaps but there needs to be urgent investment in teacher training and rural infrastructure, say education stakeholders.

The move is part of the major shift in the education landscape which includes plans to place preschool to secondary education fully under the Education Ministry (MOE), with pre-university and higher education under the Higher Education Ministry (MOHE).

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