The Ministry of Education and Culture Allocates Rp2.4 Trillion for fostering early childhood

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID,JAKARTA--

The Ministry of Education and Culture of the budget allocated Rp2, 40 trillion to coaching program Early Childhood Education, Non-Formal and Informal (PAUDNI) in 2013 were used for the expansion of services, public education, and improving the competence of teachers and Education.

"We are no longer providing support infrastructure, such as building a new unit or a new classroom. One of the measures taken is to optimize the existing infrastructure in the community to reach out to partners in order to empower the house of worship, such as mosques, churches or temples to develop early childhood institutions, "said Director General of PAUDNI Kemdikbud Lydia Freyani Hawadi in Jakarta on Thursday.

In 2013 will encourage the implementation of ECD-Integrative Holistic intelligence to optimize the appropriate stage of child development of the child, and provide readiness to follow further education.

From Rp2, 4 trillion of Rp 676.2 billion allocated for early childhood development with as many details as Rp324 billion from the budget allocated for Education Operational Aid (BOP) for 45,000 early childhood institutions and establish new 1,491 early childhood institutions in 2013. As for the teachers and coaching (teacher) PAUDNI allocated as much as Rp942, 1 billion.

"Although there is a grant to establish a new 1,491 early childhood institutions but has not been able to complete the One Village One early childhood programs. Till the end of 2012, there are 25 834 villages that do not have early childhood. Assuming, on average per year is allocated as many as 1,491 relief agency, the it took over 15 years for the entire village can be served, "said Lydia.

Until the end of December 2012, the percentage of children 0-6 years old who gained early childhood services reached 37.83 percent of the target of 37.81 percent or 100.05 percent is reached. Early childhood institutions continues to increase every year. Based Data Collection applications PAUDNI Directorate General, in 2011 there were 140 348 new early childhood institutions. Then in 2012 increased to 162 746 institutions.

Editor: Taufik Rachman

Sources: antara