Developing an Integrated
Model to Early Childhood
Education and Care in
Vietnam: Perspectives of
Early Childhood Educators
Authors: Thanh Van Thai1 Hien Ngoc Nguyen2* An Nhu Nguyen3 Thu Hung Phan4 Hung Van Bui5 Hanh Thu Thi Nguyen6
International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education
: 13 : 2
Publishing year: 11/2021
The partnership between school, family and community for the development and care
of children has been interested in research by many scientists. This study aims to
investigate Vietnamese early childhood educators’ perspectives on an integrated
model to early childhood education and care in Vietnam. A self-assessment tool with
5 standards and 15 criteria was administered to 420 teachers working in 30
kindergartens across 6 provinces of Vietnam. The self-assessment tool considered 5
areas of the school, family and community partnerships, including: planning and
building childcare education environments; connecting and sharing information
between the school, family and the community in child care and education;
coordinating in individual child education; making decisions about policies related to
child care and education; and evaluating child development. Through average score
analysis, the results show that early childhood educators in Vietnam stressed the
significance of school, family and community involvement in early childhood education
and care.
Primary Childhood Schooling and Care, Child Growth, Consolidated Strategy, School, Family, and Society Collaboration.
