Good kindergarten still needed

Good kindergarten still needed

JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta residences are badly in need of more
qualified kindergartens, a leader of a kindergarten organization
has said.

Siti Fatimah AM, chairwoman of the Body for the Development of
Islamic Kindergartens, said here Friday that the rising demand is
quite understandable because Jakarta citizens are now better
educated.

"Today, money doesn't matter so much because it is quality
that is more important to the people," Antara quoted Fatimah as
saying.

She added that what is very urgent for people now is that
their need for "value-added kindergartens" is met. She did not
elaborate.

"So, now it is high time for school organizations --
especially the private ones -- to think about how to increase the
quality of their curricula."

According to Fatimah, organizations which still work with the
outdated traditional system, or lack seriousness, will one day be
disregarded by the people.

"So many underrated kindergartens have stopped operations in
Jakarta," she said.

Fatimah said that her organization will celebrate its 17th
anniversary at the end of this month by holding a seminar on
education of Moslem children under five years of age.

It will also sponsor an Islamic mass dancing contest at the
Senayan Sports Hall on Nov. 30, she said. (05)