The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs
The Minister stated that Sri Lanka currently has 502,269 children in early childhood education, across first and second stages, and that policy should be based on these figures. She said the immediate priority is to standardize existing pre-schools and ensure adequate facilities, safety, and nutrition, while the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the Ministry of Education work toward a common, multi-stakeholder decision, with further responses to follow.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Regarding pre-schools, we must proceed based on the current numbers. At present, 502,269 children are receiving early childhood education in Sri Lanka. That is, close to half a million children across both first and second stages annually. Our first step is to standardize the existing pre-schools and ensure adequate facilities, safety and nutrition.
¶ 02 Further, the Ministry of Education and the Hon. Minister of Education and we must arrive at a common decision with a multi-stakeholder understanding. We will provide further answers in due course, Hon. Member.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18053