Compulsory preschool year for six-year-olds to be replaced with extra year in primary school from 2028
Children in Sweden are to start school at six years old from 2028, a year earlier than at present, in an overhaul of the country’s education system that signals a switch from play-based teaching for younger children.
The government has announced plans to replace a compulsory preschool year for six-year-olds known as förskoleklass with an additional year in grundskola (primary school).
The centre-right coalition government, led by the Moderates and backed by the far-right Sweden Democrats, announced the plan before the presentation of the 2025 budget, due on Thursday. The plan dates back to the previous government and is also backed by the left-leaning Social Democrats.
Kids didn’t start preschool until 6?
That’s, uh, interesting.
No they start preschool from 1yr old if the parents want, but it is compulsory to enroll at 6. The year for six year olds is also a bit different from the first years with more focus on familiarising with school routines and learning - but still lots of play
Förskola/daycare before 6 is not compulsory
How and whether preschool exists differs from country to country.
For example, here in Germany you go straight from kindergarten to primary school.
Netherlands is the same. But the first two years in primary school aren’t that different from kindergarten. Except no babies and kids need to be potty trained and with a bit more focus on playful education.
Sounds like they’re introducing kindergarten in place of extra long preschool.
Five/six is the right age to start learning to follow a teacher’s lesson.
It’s seven, you yank.
It depends on the child, I’d say 5-7 is the general range for most people, probably skewed towards the older side. But I know that for me starting school at 5 was the right call, another year of kindergarten and I would’ve been bored out of my mind
Weren’t they the highest rated school system in the world or something?
If it aint broke don’t fix it??
Edit: they were not
That’s Finland. Sweden has been on a decline.
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