The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody
Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody raised concerns about disparities in facilities and teaching practices among Sri Lanka’s 17,160 registered preschools, citing recent incidents and media reports as grounds to question the quality of early childhood education. He asked whether the Government has taken policy decisions to improve preschool physical facilities, arguing that higher-quality preschool education is important for children’s development and future citizenship.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Deputy Minister. My first supplementary question is this.
¶ 02 There is wide disparity among the 17,160 registered preschools in Sri Lanka. Facilities vary, and so do teaching practices; in some places it is not done properly. If preschool education were of high quality, we believe — even psychologically — that good citizens would emerge in future. From some recent incidents and media reports, we question whether proper education is actually being delivered. Even children’s behaviour appears to be affected. Hon. Deputy Minister, physical facilities are crucial to correcting these issues. Has the Government taken any policy decisions to enhance those facilities?
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Cite as: The Hon. Ruwanthilaka Jayakody. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 June 2025. No. 1750240054043973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7750