Impacts of the Amendment to the Regulation of Pre-primary Education on the Practical Domain in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The Amendment to the Education Act has introduced compulsory preschool education for children from the age of 5 and an obligation for the parents to register their child for such compulsory education. From the perspective of kindergarten teachers, it has raised a number of unanswered questions connected with their work, primarily as a consequence of the enacted option of individual education for five-year-old children. In addition, the amendment stipulates new requirements for school managements and administrations of Czech cities and towns.