Summer Day Care

Summer is a time for students and teachers of all levels of education in general, and preschool in particular, to rest. However, in order to meet the needs of parents of preschool students, the Department of Education and Training has directed the Departments of Education and Training to guide preschool educational institutions in the area to organize activities to care for, nurture and educate children during the summer. Thereby, creating consensus and good effects in society.

Anh Duong Kindergarten organized an experience for children to "pick up chicken eggs" during the summer school, helping them get acquainted with the production environment.

Relieve anxiety

Every summer, while children are eager to play and explore, parents face the worry of sending their children to school when they are busy with work. Finding a safe and reputable place to send their children has become an urgent need for many families. Understanding the needs of parents, every summer, in recent years, many preschools in the province have organized summer classes to relieve parents' worries about finding a place to send their children.

Viet Tri City is the political, economic, cultural and social center of the province. Parents' demand for childcare during the summer is very high because they are mainly civil servants and public employees in agencies and units; business households; workers in enterprises and production facilities... who do not have relatives to send their children to. To meet that demand, in the summer of 2024, Viet Tri City has 45 preschools and 27 independent preschool classes to take care of over 4,800 children, of which over 3,900 children are in preschools; 950 children are in independent preschool classes.

Although it has been more than a month since the summer break, teachers at Hoa Phong Kindergarten, Viet Tri City still work in rotation because the school organizes childcare according to the needs and wishes of parents and the needs of teachers working during the summer. This summer, the school has nearly 150 parents registering to send their children, ranging in age from 2 to 5 years old. Accordingly, the school divides each class into 20 to 30 children, ensuring 2 teachers/class with the time starting from June 3 to August 31.

Teacher Nguyen Thi Hong Tam - Vice Principal of Hoa Phong Kindergarten said, "Childcare activities during the summer are carried out according to the principle: Parents whose children are studying at school and want to send their children during the summer must submit a childcare application. Based on that, the school will arrange a reasonable number of classes and teachers; implement preferential treatment for teachers working during the summer break. At the same time, the school will negotiate with parents to collect tuition fees for childcare activities; develop a plan for childcare, nurturing and education; strictly implement the children's living regime; regulations on safety in schools; strengthen environmental sanitation, prevent summer epidemics; focus on ensuring food safety... Educational activities mainly help children review knowledge and practice necessary skills; ensure enough supplies, toys and learning tools...".

Together with the organization of childcare during the summer, Anh Duong Kindergarten - Tan Dan Ward, Viet Tri City ensures all elements as in the school year, focusing mainly on nurturing, developing skills, and experiential activities such as: Getting acquainted with English, picking vegetables, selling, cooking for unfortunate pediatric patients being treated at the Provincial General Hospital...

Sao Mai Kindergarten - Minh Phuong Ward, Viet Tri City has created conditions for parents to send their children from Monday to Saturday every week. Therefore, there are nearly 200 children studying in the Summer, accounting for about 50% of the total number of children in the school. In order to organize effective activities, the school fully and seriously implements the requirements set forth by the Department of Education and Training, ensuring physical and mental safety conditions for children; strictly controlling the reception and return of children; ensuring the number of children per class according to regulations; implementing regulations on safe schools, preventing accidents and injuries...

Teachers of Hoa Hong Kindergarten, Thanh Ba district guide children to practice coloring.

As one of 6 schools in Thanh Ba district that organizes childcare activities for preschool children during the summer, Hoa Hong Kindergarten - Thanh Ba town is currently taking care of 150 children. Teacher Le Hai Thanh - Principal of Hoa Hong Kindergarten said: In response to the needs of parents, in recent years, the school has asked for the opinion of the Department of Education and Training to organize childcare activities during the summer. All revenues and expenditures are agreed with parents and are implemented in accordance with regulations. The summer curriculum is mainly to review knowledge, not to teach new programs. Children are taught to sing, dance, recite poems and play games... Along with the curriculum, the school also focuses on child care such as monitoring health, paying attention to nutrition...

Strengthen management, ensure quality

In fact, in recent years, kindergartens and childcare groups have done a good job of looking after children during the summer, helping parents feel secure at work, and children are taken care of both mentally and physically... meeting the growing needs of society.

To ensure childcare during the summer, the Department of Education and Training has issued a document instructing and directing the Departments of Education and Training to guide preschool educational institutions. Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training said: After the end of the school year, depending on the conditions of the school and the needs of parents, preschool educational institutions can organize childcare during the summer with the spirit of teachers volunteering to work.

Parents who want to send their children to school during the summer must submit an application and register with the school. Preschools develop a summer activity plan and report to the Department of Education and Training for management and direction. The time for organizing childcare activities during the summer is agreed upon by the preschools and parents.

Preschool educational institutions organizing childcare activities during the summer must ensure physical and mental safety conditions for children; strictly control the reception and return of children; ensure the number of children per class according to regulations, have enough supplies, toys and means to serve the organization of childcare, nurturing and education activities; implement regulations on building safe schools, preventing accidents and injuries in preschool educational institutions...

Sao Mai Kindergarten, Viet Tri City ensures conditions for organizing summer childcare.

Revenues and expenditures during the Summer are agreed upon with parents based on the actual implementation of activities; ensuring the principles of public and transparent finance and the consent and guidance of management levels according to regulations. Heads of preschool educational institutions are responsible for all activities of looking after preschool children during the Summer and ensuring the safety of children...

In addition to properly implementing the above regulations, preschool educational institutions have also strictly implemented the children's living regime; organized educational activities suitable for children of each age; and absolutely did not teach the program in advance at any age in any form.

In the care and nurturing of children, preschool educational institutions all comply with regulations, focus on food safety, balanced diets, and implement measures to prevent and combat summer diseases...

In addition, preschool educational institutions organize summer activities, assign management staff to handle work; ensure enough teachers/children; strictly implement staff arrangement and pay benefits to staff.

Summer childcare provided by preschools has brought joy and peace of mind to many parents. This is considered a practical solution to help parents balance work and family life. With the efforts of preschools and the close cooperation of parents, it is hoped that children will have a fun, rewarding and safe summer.

Anh Tho

Source: https://baophutho.vn/gui-tre-ngay-he-215256.htm