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LEVEL 0 [1 record]

Record 1 2016-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Standards
  • Statistical Surveys
  • Educational Institutions
DEF

[An education level from the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) that designes] the initial stage of organized instruction.

OBS

The minimum entry age is 3 years old.

OBS

[This level] is designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment, i.e. to provide a bridge between the home and a school-based atmosphere.

OBS

ISCED 02; Pre-primary education: a classification level from the 2011 International Standard Classification of Education.

OBS

Level 0: a classification level from the 1997 International Standard Classification of Education.

Key term(s)
  • Preprimary education

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de normes
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)
  • Établissements d'enseignement
DEF

[Niveau scolaire selon la Classification Internationale Type de l'Éducation (CITE) qui désigne la] première étape de l'instruction organisée.

OBS

Trois ans est l'âge minimum d'accès.

OBS

[Ce niveau vise] essentiellement à préparer les très jeunes enfants à un environnement scolaire, c'est-à-dire à ménager une transition entre la maison et l'école.

OBS

CITE 02; Enseignement préprimaire : niveau de classification selon la Classification Internationale Type de l'Éducation de 2011.

OBS

Éducation préprimaire; Niveau 0 : niveau de classification selon la Classification Internationale Type de l'Éducation de 1997.

Key term(s)
  • Enseignement pré-primaire
  • Éducation pré-primaire

Spanish

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