Huanggang City's "Expansion of Ten Thousand Public Kindergarten Places" project has achieved remarkable results. More than 8,000 places will be added in 2022—
You can go to kindergarten at your doorstep
The newly built Qichun Caohe Town in 2021 Kindergarten
"Every day is the same, The speed of construction is very gratifying. I am just waiting to send my children to register on September 1st..." On June 30th, Ms. Sun Fan, who lives in Yiaihu ICBC Community in Huangzhou, looked at the Chunxiao Kindergarten in Huanggang City under construction. The eyebrows are filled with joy.
City Chunxiao Kindergarten is a newly built public kindergarten this year. It is also one of the city’s practical projects of “increasing the number of places in 10,000 public kindergartens”. It is located on Chibi Avenue in Huangzhou City, just across the wall from Ms. Sun's home.
The second child of Sun Fan’s family is 3 years old this year. “Currently, indoor and outdoor renovations are being carried out. It is said that the kindergarten will be opened on September 1. After completion, Xiaobao is expected to go to kindergarten at home.” She is full of expectations for Chunxiao Kindergarten in the city.
In order to alleviate the "difficulty in entering kindergartens", Hubei Province launched the "10,000 public kindergarten degree expansion" practical project in 2021, treating it as a key project of "I do practical things for the masses". According to the plan, Huanggang City will invest a total of 378 million yuan from 2021 to 2022, and plans to build or renovate 67 kindergartens, so that more children can go to kindergarten at home.
Children are educated: More than 15,000 public kindergarten places have been added in two years
On July 1, the opening ceremony of the West Park of the kindergarten directly affiliated to Wuxue City was held. The first phase of the project added 360 new places. It will open on September 1 and is expected to enroll 12 class.
This kindergarten is one of the practical projects of “Expanding the Places of Ten Thousand Public Kindergartens” in our city.
According to the actual project of "Expanding Ten Thousand Public Kindergarten Places", our city plans to use 378 million yuan of various funds in two years to build or renovate 67 kindergartens and add 15,040 public kindergarten places.
In 2021, after the project was launched, the province and city promoted it at a high level and accelerated the project construction.
The Provincial Government Education Supervision Office schedules monthly, and the Provincial Department of Education reports monthly progress in various places. The Huanggang Municipal Government has established a special work class led by the mayor in charge, established a list of departmental responsibilities, and provided institutional guarantees for the construction, use, and management of newly built and renovated kindergartens from a top-level design. The Municipal Education Bureau has incorporated the practical project of "Expanding the Degrees of Ten Thousand Public Kindergartens" into the city's education project management, strengthened supervision and assessment, and adhered to monthly scheduling, bimonthly notifications, and quarterly supervision.
After more than a year, the project has achieved remarkable results.
In 2021, the city plans to build 35 new or renovated kindergartens, all of which have been put into use. The completion rate for the year is 100%, bringing 6,470 new places.
In 2022, the 32 newly built and expanded kindergartens are currently operating at an operating rate of 90.6%. 29 will be opened in September, and all will be completed by the end of 2022. By then, 8,570 new places will be available.
Liu Lizhi, a member of the Party Committee of the Municipal Education Bureau and chairman of the Municipal Education Union, said that by the end of this year, more than 15,000 public kindergarten places added from 2021 to 2022 will be completed, which can effectively alleviate the "difficulty in kindergarten admission" and "large class sizes" "And other issues.
Early Childhood Education: Increasing Investment to Improve the Quality of Kindergartens
While increasing university degrees and realizing early childhood education, our city is also increasing investment to improve kindergarten conditions, improve school quality, and provide excellent education to young children.
Around this goal, our city has implemented the fourth three-year action plan for preschool education .
In terms of school running conditions, in 2021 and 2022, we will strive for a total of 230 million yuan in central and provincial subsidy funds for expanding preschool education resources. In two years, we will build, renovate and expand teaching buildings, functional classrooms, outdoor venues, early childhood education buildings and more for 51 kindergartens in two years. Ancillary facilities, etc. were purchased for 119 kindergartens, including facilities, equipment and toys and teaching aids, and 29 inclusive private kindergartens were provided with incentives and subsidies.
In terms of funding investment, in 2021, the city's financial investment in preschool education is 446 million yuan. The average public funding per student in public kindergartens is 500 yuan/student, and the annual per student standard is included in the financial budget; the average funding per student in inclusive private kindergartens is 200 yuan. /student, average annual subsidy will be provided. In terms of teachers,
actively replenishes the teaching staff and recruits teachers and childcare workers according to the staffing standards. In the past two years, more than 700 new kindergarten teachers have been recruited, and through the public support of the people, the strong and the weak, and the large-scale help of the small, we have cultivated more high-quality teachers. kindergarten.
In the next step, our city will use the "10,000 public kindergarten degree expansion" practical project as a carrier to achieve the goal of 50% of children in public kindergartens. The content allows more and more children to enter kindergarten at home, bringing a sense of happiness to millions of families.
(Huanggang Daily reporter Li Wei, correspondent Liu Wei, Ma Jie)
