Issue of increasing number of kindergartens discussed

Ulaanbaatar
e.erdenejargal@montsame.gov.mn
2022-04-25 12:45:01

On April 17, Prime Minister of Mongolia L.Oyun-Erdene held a meeting with Minister of Education and Science L.Enkh-Amgalan, Governor of the capital city and Mayor of Ulaanbaatar D.Sumiyabazar, district governors and representatives of relevant organizations to discuss the issue of increasing the number of kindergartens.


At the beginning of the meeting, Minister of Education and Science L.Enkh-Amgalan said that there are 37,196 children in the capital city who have not been able to access pre-school education services. There are 258 state-owned kindergartens in Ulaanbaatar, 57 of which are overcrowded. In order to address this issue, The Minister introduced the following solutions to increase the number of kindergartens: To construct and expand kindergartens, rent kindergarten buildings, support corporate kindergartens, childcare services and initiatives to build private kindergartens, and make ger kindergartens available.


It was said that the Government and the Capital City should jointly cover the costs of increasing the number of kindergartens, and the Prime Minister of Mongolia has instructed the relevant officials to include these solutions in the 2022 budget amendment.


CAPITAL CITY TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCY