Although there is no sun shining in the sky on the first day of school
But the crisp school bell has already rang
The children are carrying their small schoolbags and going to school again
Recently, the "2018 Kindergarten Independent Games and Teacher Observation Ability" sponsored by the Book and Newspaper Information Center of Renmin University of China "Improving Practical Training Activities" was held at Galaxy Kindergarten in New Taipei District.
Student teachers from all over the country came to observe and learn, exchange experiences and improve their professional standards. During the event, Galaxy Kindergarten radiated and promoted the results of the Jiangsu Provincial Teaching Achievement Special Award "Supportive Curriculum Based on Children's Behavior Observation".
In recent years, preschool education in New Taipei District has developed rapidly.
Currently, there are 39 kindergartens in the district and 20 branch kindergartens. All full-time teachers in kindergartens in the district hold kindergarten teacher qualification certificates, including 2 special-grade teachers in Jiangsu Province. At the same time, more than 50 male preschool teachers have been introduced, injecting new vitality into the district’s preschool education.
In addition, the proportion of kindergartens and classes that meet the standards of "two education and one security" is 100%; the gross kindergarten enrollment rate of 3-6-year-old children has remained above 99% for many years; the proportion of provincial and municipal high-quality kindergartens has reached 84.5%, forming a A public service system for preschool education with broad coverage, basic guarantee, and high quality has been established.
Make it affordable for children to attend a high-quality kindergarten at your doorstep
On September 3, 2018, the first non-profit private kindergarten with community facilities in New Taipei District—Ajule Galaxy Bay Kindergarten officially opened. The kindergarten currently has 9 classes, which can accommodate 315 children in Agile Xinghewan Community.
All teachers in our kindergarten have a college degree or above in preschool education. In addition, the hardware equipment is also in accordance with the relevant standards of provincial high-quality kindergartens, and the investment cost is relatively high. ——Wang Xiaohong, the principal of Agile Galaxy Kindergarten said
In contrast, the kindergarten’s charging prices are strictly determined by multiple government departments based on operating costs. They are relatively low among private kindergartens, so that people can afford their children to go to school at home. The desire for a quality garden.
This is the epitome of New Taipei District’s preschool education ensuring public welfare and universal benefit. According to Liu Jiang, head of preschool education at the District Education Department, the district adds 1-2 new kindergartens every year to meet the needs of school-age children. At the same time, it has formulated the "About Strengthening the Construction and Management of Public Supporting Facilities in New Residential Areas" regulations".
According to the requirements
according to the principle that the total number of residential households in a residential community or adjacent residential community reaches 2,000 or more, a kindergarten with a size of no less than 12 classes should be configured to improve the resource layout.
Taking the Agile Xinghewan community as an example, there are currently 828 households in the first phase and 828 households in the second phase, with an occupancy rate of 50%. There are a total of 1,016 households in the third phase, and all will be delivered on December 30. In other words, there are a total of 2,672 households in the entire Agile Galaxy Bay Community. In the future, Agile Xinghewan Kindergarten can be expanded to 12 classes, which can fully meet the kindergarten admission needs of community owners.
At the same time, Xinbei District has formulated and promulgated the "Measures for the Management of the Use of Supported Kindergartens in New Residential Areas", which stipulates that all supporting kindergartens in newly built residential areas should be built as inclusive kindergartens, thus institutionally guaranteeing the attributes of supporting kindergartens in newly built residential areas.
The salary of teachers on the employment system has increased year by year.
The central kindergarten in Longhutang Street currently has 99 full-time teachers, including 89 teachers on the street employment system. Gao Yayuan, director of
, introduced that Longhutang Subdistrict’s management advocates retaining talents through treatment, development and culture, and makes every effort to ensure funding for educational personnel. In 2017, based on the actual situation, the sub-district office optimized and issued relevant implementation opinions, and carried out unified and standardized management from aspects such as wage standards, labor security, performance rewards and welfare benefits. In the past three years, the investment in street personnel has increased by an average of 15% annually.
Salaries and benefits have increased year by year. Pan Wenwen, a teacher who has worked in the kindergarten for 9 years, lamented that her sense of professional happiness and satisfaction has continued to increase. "We can be more at ease with our jobs, focus on professional development, serve children's growth, and the overall atmosphere is better."
All teachers hired in New Taipei District are working on qualifications, job recruitment, on-the-job training, evaluation of excellence, professional title evaluation, etc. In all respects, they enjoy the same treatment as teachers in professional establishments.
Of the 1,716 full-time teachers in New Taipei District, 1,400 are employed by towns and streets. The district and town governments attach great importance to improving their remuneration. In 2017, the average annual salary income of hired teachers was 60,000-65,000 yuan. All kindergartens in the district paid full social security fees for hired teachers, and the government provided subsidies in proportion.
Changes in a rural kindergarten
New Taipei District promotes the construction of kindergarten curriculum gamification projects, actively carries out research and practice of curriculum gamification projects, and relies on 6 provincial and municipal curriculum gamification project parks including Galaxy Kindergarten and multiple district-level projects to establish We have organized 7 joint project kindergartens to promote the overall advancement of kindergartens in the district and ensure that children's day-to-day activities are more vivid and effective.
In April 2018, Tangzhuangqiao Kindergarten became one of Silver Kindergarten’s joint development project kindergartens. For more than half a year, the two kindergartens have learned about the development status and needs of Tangzhuangqiao Kindergarten through exchanges and interactions in kindergarten management, curriculum construction, teacher development, etc. , planning the direction of paired assistance work. Under Yinyou's "pulse diagnosis", Tang You's overall appearance has undergone gratifying changes.
Shi Dongyu, principal of Tangzhuangqiao Kindergarten - Under the leadership of the kindergarten team, they have made breakthroughs in many topics and sorted out a series of kindergarten-based experiences. In addition, the event site has been opened to the entire region many times to spread the research experience. Today, children are more autonomous and teachers are more proactive.
As a leading kindergarten in preschool education in the district, Galaxy Kindergarten not only focuses on the district, but also promotes the experience of silver kindergarten to the province and even the country.
A set of data from Galaxy Kindergarten
In the past three years, Galaxy Kindergarten has 9 compact paired kindergartens and nearly 40 cooperative kindergartens determined by the provincial and municipal education administrative departments; members of the core group of the
project have been invited to give 113 lectures, of which, There are 18 national-level programs, 16 provincial-level programs, and 65 municipal-level programs, covering 7 provinces and 18 cities;
more than 3,600 principals and key teachers have come to the kindergarten to study on the job, covering 10 provinces.
Can’t tell that this is a new kindergarten that has only been open for two years
In October 2018, Fenghuang Lake Kindergarten of Xuejia Town Early Childhood Education Group received an on-site evaluation and inspection of Jiangsu Province’s high-quality kindergartens. After inspecting and evaluating the nursery team, kindergarten operating conditions, safety and health, childcare quality, management performance and other aspects, experts all gave high praise to the kindergarten's work.
Meng Jin, leader of the evaluation team and vice president of Suzhou Preschool Teachers College, lamented - can't tell that this is a new kindergarten that has only been open for two years. At the same time, he commented that the kindergarten has a high starting point and is based on the heritage of the group. Innovation is a paradise where teachers and students feel comfortable and happy.
It is understood that in recent years, New Taipei District has increased efforts to create provincial and municipal high-quality kindergartens and increased the proportion of provincial and municipal high-quality kindergartens in the district. In 2018, 8 kindergartens in the district successfully established Changzhou high-quality kindergartens, and 5 kindergartens accepted the on-site evaluation of Jiangsu Province’s high-quality kindergartens.
