How to bring about radical changes in preschool education

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In recent years, Rugao City, Jiangsu Province has accelerated the development of preschool education. The city’s preschool education pattern has changed from 90% of restructured kindergartens to more than 90% of public kindergartens. It has truly realized that public welfare is the first, public education is the first, and public * **Financial investment is the main factor.

In the past three years, 51 kindergartens have been newly built, renovated (expanded), 46 of which are rural kindergartens; 45 kindergartens have been established as high-quality kindergartens in Jiangsu Province, of which 35 are rural kindergartens. Currently, all towns (districts) , sub-district) central kindergartens have become "provincial quality"... In recent years, Rugao City, Jiangsu Province has accelerated the development of preschool education. The city's preschool education pattern has changed from 90% of restructured kindergartens to more than 90% of public kindergartens, truly realizing the focus on public welfare. , mainly public-run, with mainly public financial investment. At the end of 2013, the city was named "Jiangsu Province Preschool Education Reform and Development Demonstration Zone" by the provincial government.

Get on the “first train” in the development of preschool education

“Our place originally did not have a decent kindergarten within a radius of nearly 30 kilometers, and many parents had to send their children to places far away. We have to travel most of the day to go to school. Now, the government has built a first-class kindergarten directly at our doorstep." Zhang Peng, a villager in Shuidongkou Village, Changjiang Town, Rugao, said when talking about the kindergarten his children go to. There is always a happy smile on the face.

The kindergarten Zhang Peng mentioned is Yongping Kindergarten in Changjiang Town, Rugao. This kindergarten was completed and opened on September 1, 2013, with a total construction area of ??5,690 square meters. All facilities and equipment are equipped in accordance with the provincial quality kindergarten standards, with a total investment of 22 million yuan.

Yongping Kindergarten in Changjiang Town is a microcosm of the new kindergartens in Rugao City. Walking around Rugao, no matter in the city or in the countryside, the beautiful kindergarten building is always so "eye-catching". Most of these kindergartens were newly built in the past three years, and each one is more beautiful than the last.

In fact, if we go back seven or eight years, preschool education in Rugao, like other regions, is also facing "difficulties": unsatisfactory management system, insufficient funding, and unclear government responsibilities. Compared with education at other school stages, preschool education has become a "short board" in all types of education.

In order to seize the lead in the development of preschool education during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan", in May 2010, the Rugao Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government studied and formulated the "Opinions on Further Strengthening the Development of Early Childhood Education", and at the same time At the end of the year, the province's first county-level "Three-Year Action Plan for Preschool Education (2011-2013)" was released, setting a "roadmap" for the development of preschool education during the "Twelfth Five-Year Plan" period.

In order to ensure that every work measure in the three-year action plan for preschool education is implemented, Rugao strives to build a promotion system with government leadership, education initiative, and departmental linkage. The Rugao Municipal Party Committee and the Municipal Government have held six on-site promotion meetings and signed responsibility letters with each town (district, sub-district). This is an important part of the municipal government's assessment of the town (district, sub-district) target responsibility, and has evaluated the excellence with leading cadres. Hook first. All towns (districts and sub-districts) have formulated preschool education development plans, optimized the layout of preschool education, and increased the construction of key kindergarten projects. Preschool education has become a must-see key task for party and government leaders to investigate and inspect.

With government leadership, education initiative, and departmental linkage, Rugao preschool education has ushered in a warm spring. Planning drawings were released one after another, infrastructure projects were started one after another, and teaching buildings and activity buildings were built one after another. The city has set off a new wave of heavy investment in preschool education.

Donggao Kindergarten invested more than 50 million yuan to be rebuilt in a new location, with red walls, yellow tiles, and green lawns; Gangcheng Experimental Kindergarten invested 40 million yuan to be rebuilt in a new location and was the first to open a special bus for children to pick up and drop off; Changjiang Town Chema Lake An investment of 8.5 million yuan was invested in the relocation of the new kindergarten, which is equipped with a sand play pool, a play pool, and a scientific discovery room... The face of preschool education in Rugao has undergone radical changes. In November 2011, an on-site promotion meeting for the construction of the Jiangsu Province Preschool Education Reform and Development Demonstration Zone was held in Rugao. Vice Governor Cao Weixing spoke highly of Rugao's high positioning, detailed requirements and practical measures for the development of preschool education at the promotion meeting. It is leading the way in many aspects. Ranked at the forefront of the province.

Since 2011, Rugao has insisted on taking the construction of key projects as a breakthrough to solve the problem of preschool education. Based on the urbanization process, new rural construction and population mobility, it has made scientific predictions, determined the scale, coordinated the layout of kindergartens, and coordinated promotion Construction of key preschool education projects. There are 27 new kindergartens in the city, and all projects are constructed in accordance with the provincial quality kindergarten standards. Through relocating new buildings, dismantling and reorganizing, and shelling out and upgrading, preschool education resources have been further integrated, and the city's kindergartens have taken on a completely new look. The city has successfully established 45 high-quality kindergartens in Jiangsu Province. Rugao Economic and Technological Development Zone (Chengbei Street), Rugao High-tech Industrial Development Zone (Chengnan Street), Dongchen Town, Wanyao Town and other towns (districts and streets) have achieved provincial high-quality kindergartens. Full coverage of kindergarten.

"If I could turn back time, I would be willing to be a child again and enjoy a happy life in a beautiful kindergarten." said Lu Mei, the director of Yongping Kindergarten in Changjiang Town, Rugao.

Improving the “soft power” of preschool teachers

In the past three years, Rugao City has recruited more than 40 public teachers every year from preschool education graduates from normal colleges and on-the-job non-staff teachers; Establish a reward fund for outstanding educational talents, vigorously promote the construction of famous teacher studios; formulate a three-year plan for professional growth of teachers, and implement training for all preschool teachers and childcare workers... While accelerating the construction of infrastructure, Rugao continues to strengthen the construction of kindergarten nursery teams to provide A solid foundation has been laid for improving the quality of preschool education.

In order to alleviate the problem of insufficient teachers in preschool education, Rugao City promptly increased the recruitment plan for graduates of preschool education majors from normal colleges and adjusted surplus primary school teachers who are qualified for preschool education to teach in kindergartens, targeting on-the-job non-staff. Recruiting teachers Recruiting public teachers.

“Ever since I learned that I still have the opportunity to become a preschool teacher through open recruitment, I am more motivated to work and study than before. As long as I can improve my professional ability, no matter what I never miss any job or study opportunity," said Yao Haixia, a teacher at Shizhuang Kindergarten in Shizhuang Town, Rugao City. Before 2012, Yao Haixia was still an on-the-job preschool teacher. Rugao’s move to recruit public teachers for on-the-job preschool teachers made her turn around.

The initiative to recruit public teachers for on-the-job non-staff teachers has greatly activated the enthusiasm of early childhood teachers in learning and working. Rugao has also standardized the employment system for pre-school teachers employed outside of their posts, and has effectively solved issues such as wages, benefits, professional titles and social security for pre-school teachers. Preschool teachers employed outside their posts have equal rights to continuing education, professional title evaluation and merit evaluation.

During the interview in Rugao, the reporter also found that Rugao also has many efforts in cultivating, training, and rewarding preschool teachers. Zhou Lanmei, a teacher at Jiang'an Kindergarten in Jiang'an Zhen, is one of the members of Rugao's "Pheasant Water Teacher You Sumin Studio". A few years ago, she was an ordinary rural kindergarten teacher in the old revolutionary base of Jiang'an, Rugao. In April 2010, Rugao The first famous teacher studio was established in the field of preschool education, with provincial special teacher You Sumin as the instructor. Zhou Lanmei is honored to be the first batch of members of the "Pheasant Master You Sumin Studio". After several years of training, Zhou Lanmei has become well-known in the preschool education community in Rugao. Up to now, Rugao has established two famous teacher studios led by provincial special teachers. The students in the studios have spread all over the city and have become the backbone of preschool education in Rugao.

Rugao is also willing to invest in early childhood teacher training. In order to form a long-term mechanism to guarantee teacher training funds, Rugao has arranged special funds for teacher training of about 5 million yuan each year in the past three years, of which the training of early childhood teachers always accounts for a large share. In addition, Rugao has specially introduced incentive policies for outstanding educational talents. The reporter learned from the "Opinions on Improving the Implementation Measures of the Rugao City Outstanding Educational Talent Award Fund" from the Rugao Municipal Party Committee Office and the Municipal Government Office that outstanding educational talents at different levels who have passed the assessment during their term of office will receive corresponding rewards and subsidies according to the assessment situation. , the maximum reward subsidy reaches 6,000 yuan per month. Zhou Lanmei said: “This incentive and subsidy policy is really good news. As a subject leader in Nantong City, I can receive an incentive subsidy of 18,000 yuan every year.

In the future, I will continue to move forward on the road of professional growth, make more contributions to the early childhood education in the old district, and repay the society with practical actions. "Rugao's series of measures to build the preschool teacher team have promoted the improvement of the quality of the entire preschool teacher team. Currently, the city's preschool education has 2 provincial special teachers and 14 Nantong City subject leaders and key teachers.

Paving a "characteristic road" for the development of preschool education

In Rugao, when you walk into every kindergarten, you can not only appreciate the beautiful garden environment and modern facilities and equipment, but also feel the characteristics of the kindergarten. The unique atmosphere created: The kindergarten of the primary school affiliated to Rugao Normal School in Jiangsu Province integrates Rugao's water painting garden, longevity garden, love postal route, etc. into the curriculum, allowing children to experience the activities and grow in the experience; Dongchen Town Snow'an Kindergarten explores local crafts The weaving tradition, a piece of cloth, a thread, and a piece of paper, is ever-changing and exciting in the hands of children; Dingyan Kindergarten in Dingyan Town carries out a "pastoral course" where children fertilize, weed, water, and observe crops. Growth, feel the singing of life...

With the continuous deepening of curriculum reform, we will take the road of connotation development and transfer the concepts and actions of running kindergartens to meet the personalized and distinctive high-quality education needs of society. The formation of kindergarten-based curriculum-led characteristic education has become the common sense of preschool educators in Rugao. The city has issued the "Guiding Opinions on the Creation of Characteristic Schools in Rugao City" and the "Construction of Characteristic Schools in Rugao City's Primary and Secondary Schools (Kindergarten)". "Implementation Opinions", each kindergarten has scientifically arranged educational content and methods based on the actual situation of the kindergarten, and has solidly promoted the construction of kindergarten characteristics.

In recent years, Xia, Banjing Town, Rugao City. The nursery rhyme "Chinese Zodiac Song" in Baobao Kindergarten, the folk dance "Dahuaban" in Xiayuan Kindergarten in Xiayuan Town, and the fairy tale song and dance drama "Fat Carrot" in the primary school attached to the teacher's school are among the national or provincial level evaluation projects. Award-winning.

“The development of Rugao’s preschool education is in a process of continuous improvement and improvement. With the implementation of some new measures and new policies, Rugao preschool education will surely usher in ‘another spring’ of development. " Zhang Jun, director of the Rugao Municipal Education Bureau, said with confidence. (Reporter Chen Ruichang, Correspondent She Guojun)

"China Education News" Page 1, August 10, 2014

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