Over the past two decades, the early childhood education sector of Singapore has gone through a major transformation. In 2003, the Ministry of Education (MOE) launched the Nurturing Early Learners (NEL) Framework aimed at promoting consistent quality standards in the delivery of kindergarten programmes in Singapore. In 2013, the Early Childhood Development Agency (ECDA) was established as the regulatory and developmental authority for the sector, overseeing key aspects of early learning across kindergartens and child care centres. Through these concerted efforts, the sector has continued to progress and strengthen over the years.
Set against this backdrop, the theme of the 2020 Singapore Early Childhood Education Chinese Symposium is "Building and Strengthening Singapore's Early Childhood Education Research". Researchers from Shenyang Normal University and nine local practitioners will share findings and recommendations from their research studies on pertinent issues related to Singapore’s early childhood education.
步入21世纪，新加坡学前教育可说是经历了一番大变革。2003年首个学前教育指导纲领推出，之后在此框架下不断地加以完善，逐步将学前教育课程导入正轨。2013年，管理新加坡学前教育的法定机构“幼儿培育署”的成立，为百花齐放的学前教育中心明确了发展的路向与方针。多年来，有赖于学前教育从业者的根植与共建，才能使得新加坡的学前教育趋向于稳健地发展。
2020第四届学前教育华语论坛以“根植与共建---新加坡学前教育研究”为主题，邀请与新跃社科大学合作进行新加坡学前教育研究，来自沈阳师范大学的三位学者，以及九位本地学前教育工作者与您分享他们的研究成果与心得，望能激发同业者积极投入研究行列，壮大学前教育的研究队伍。