Brochures available to support parents in young children's development
The first edition is about how young children up to four years old discover languages in Luxembourg and is available in English.
12.10.2017
Luxembourg's education ministry is set to publish biannual information packs aimed at parents of young children in a bid to continue support in early-years development.
After a new law came into force at the
beginning of October introducing 20 hours free-of-charge childcare at crèches where children learn both
Luxembourgish and French, the ministry is now publishing a biannual
information pack to support parents.
The first edition is about how young
children up to four years old discover languages and the next edition will concentrate on how children see the world. The packs are available in four languages, including in English.
According to education minister, Claude
Meisch, those early years are crucial in child development and is the
period when children are able to absorb information and make the most
progress.
"Our mission as adults is to give our
children the best possible chances," Meisch said.
While insisting the aim of the
information pack is not to influence parents or prioritise one form
of childcare, such as a crèche or being looked after by a parent at
home, he highlighted that parents are "essential partners"
throughout a child's development.
In September 2016 Luxembourgish law
introduced a set of quality criteria for structures such as crèches
and daycare centre (maisons relais).
As part of a new initiative, called 'Staark
Kanner' (strong children), crèches and daycare centres
will be expected to concentrate on six main areas of development.