Kathmandu, June 27: The Education, Health and Information Technology Committee under the House of Representatives (HoR) has passed provisions related to the Private School Operation and Early Childhood Development (ECD).
Discussions were held on the report of the school education bill sub-committee in today’s meeting of the Committee.
After the deliberations, the parliamentary committee has unanimously passed the report in a way to make the private school operation and management welfare-oriented, service-intensive and non-profit-making.
Likewise, the issue of a two-year duration for early childhood development (ECD) in public and private schools has also been finalized.
The Committee has agreed to maintain the same duration for both types of schools. The provision that pre-primary education should not be operated for more than two years has been unanimously passed by the Committee.
Committee Chair Ammar Bahadur Thapa presented a proposal stating one shall complete at least 12 grades and undergo training to enter into the service as a child facilitator.
However, the Committee could not reach an agreement regarding the professional development of ECD teachers or facilitators.
