The first country to legislate to protect and educate children.

France was the first country to enact laws to protect and educate children.

France is the first country in the world to legislate to protect and educate children. Since 1835, when the government promulgated the Regulations on the Establishment of Special Inspectors for Primary Education in Counties, France has promulgated a series of laws and regulations aimed at ensuring preschool education.

For example, the Habib Reform Act promulgated by 1975 effectively promoted the connection between preschool education and primary education, and the Preschool Education Outline promulgated by 1995 further clarified the new trend of French preschool education curriculum reform. Under the protection of these legal systems, preschool education in France has developed steadily and continuously.

The enrollment rate of French children has always been among the highest in the world. According to relevant statistics, as early as 1992, the enrollment rate of children aged 4-5 in France reached 100%, the enrollment rate of children aged 3 was as high as 98.8%, and the enrollment rate of children aged 2 was 34.4%. Such a high enrollment rate is inseparable from the French government's strong guarantee for preschool education.

In addition to non-compulsory free education, the coverage of pre-school education institutions in France is also very high, covering all parts of the country. According to statistics. There is a preschool education institution for every 2,000 people in the community. The government not only actively establishes public maternity education schools (kindergartens), but also encourages and supports private or private schools to run parks.

Moreover, there are kindergartens, preschool classes, nurseries, nurseries, mobile cars and other forms of running schools, which meet the needs of parents at different levels.

Non-compulsory free education in France;

In France, preschool education does not belong to the category of compulsory education (compulsory education stage is 6 years old-16 years old), but it is an important part of primary education. Therefore, France implements compulsory free education for children aged 3 to 6.

The so-called "non-mandatory" means that parents have the right to decide whether to let their children enter kindergartens for education, but parents over 3 years old have the responsibility to let their children receive free education as long as they need it.