Gardens awakening for toddlers?

children aged two to three years are welcomed into the "garden of enlightenment." It would create a new public service an "innovative structure midway between the nursery and the school." "This installment of age requires a different method of care, which accepts that the child develops at their own pace. They need emotional security but also of enlightenment, "explains the senators UMP Monique Papon (Loire-Atlantique) and Peter Martin (Sum).
Big disparities
On the basis of their proposal, a double observation: on the one hand, the school offers "a little environment for children two years and schooling is" a false good idea for academic success, and other , the modes of custody of the little children (cribs, child minders, etc.). are insufficient, while the birth rate is dynamic. The authors acknowledge that the enrollment
Two years is seen as an "opportunity" to reconcile work and family life. France, with Belgium, is also an exception in Europe by agreeing to host kindergarten children as young as two years. In the 1990s, more than one child of two years was enrolled in three (34.1% in 1999), but since the rate declined to 20.9% in 2007. The Senate report also emphasizes strong regional disparities. Thus, approximately 60% of children two years were enrolled in 2007 or Finistere Morbihan, against 2.5% in Haute-Savoie or 5% in Seine-Saint-Denis.
A controversial topic
Senators agree therefore clearly in favor of an alternative to early schooling, a controversial topic. Last September, Education Minister Xavier Darcos, had felt that the issue of schooling for two to three years should be debated. He particularly questioned the training of teachers for toddlers. Words that had been bouncing teacher unions and the opposition. For the SE-UNSA union, the early schooling must remain an option: it is concerned that children should be "cleaned with a simple fiscal space" used to "justify the job cuts." However, Socialist and Communist senators did not agree with the proposal of their UMP colleagues, fearing including "the end of free home" or the "cost risk transferred to municipalities.