The Council of Ministers at its meeting today approved a bill on lowering the age of admission to compulsory pre-primary education.
[BR]The bill aims to extend compulsory pre-primary education by 8 months. This amendment clarifies by name the age groups that will be created as a result of the extension and specifies the phased implementation of the extension. In addition, the Minister will have the power to set criteria for the allocation of children to kindergartens.
The implementation of the reform will be phased and will be completed in three phases. In the 2023-2024 school year, the age limit for admission to compulsory pre-primary education will be extended by two months, and in the 2024-2025 school year, it will be extended by two additional months (four months in total). In the 2025-2026 school year, the project will be fully implemented by extending the age of admission to compulsory pre-primary education by eight months.
The mentioned reform is included in the reforms promoted by the Government through the National Plan "Cyprus Tomorrow".
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