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Development and
Early Childhood
Education in
Malaysia
Government’s Support
The Malaysian government places a strong emphasis on ECCE
and has formulated the National Policy for Early Childhood Care
and Education.
• Provide a foundation for healthy growth and development which
expose them to activities in nation building.
• Enhance their readiness for primary school education.
• Numerous initiatives to make early childhood programmes more
accessible especially for urban disadvantaged children through
allocation of funds.
After the second world war
• The ASEAN preschool education
began.
1900
Pre- school established in the Philippines ,
Singapore and Thailand only
1940
• In Malaysia , the development of
pre-school education began
Preschool
development in
Malaysia