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If I could go anywhere for a few years, it would be to Russia. My daughters were born there, and in order to provide a link to their home country, it would be a fantastic opportunity to bring them back for a couple of years to fully grasp their birth culture.

The Moscow International Portal (MIP) states that the, “

The Constitution of Russia states that access to education, including preschool, is guaranteed for everyone regardless of nationality and citizenship. The early childhood education system in Moscow comprises of several types of institutions. These include kindergartens (they educate and raise children from the age of 3 till 6), day nurseries (they accept children between the ages of 1 and 3), as well as child care centers with a combined range of services for children of all preschool ages” (MIP, n.d.).

Although this seems to include all children, there are many areas that do not provide preschools. Many areas use their rubles to provide orphans with their early childhood experiences. As a visitor to Russia, it always surprised me to see four and five year olds with their families during the day. I often asked myself, why aren’t they in school. Only later did I discover that in most areas outside large cities, most children begin kindergarten in their seventh year. Care for children prior to beginning school is often provided by their families.

 

Many outlying regions have begun to work with the World Bank in order to learn and provide early childhood programs. The Early Childhood Care and Education group writes that
“The teams are developing a quality assurance system based on self-evaluations and external inspections, complemented by modern and easy to use research instruments (ECCE, 2016). Both regional groups and The World Bank have recognized and the programs are underdeveloped and the need is far below the availability of programs (ECCE, 2016).

 

Reference Websites

http://en.ecceconference.com/

 

http://moscow.ru/en/trip_planning/education/preschool/

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