Singaporean Mandarin Database

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豆

dòu

豆

dòu

班

bān

toddler class

Education

教育

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Education

教育

Education

释义

名词

为18个月至三岁的幼儿进行教育的机构。

DEFINITION

Noun

An establishment for the education of young children between 18 months and three years old.

由来
  • “豆豆班”一词中的“豆豆”是英语 “toddler” 的音译。
  • 新加坡的学前教育分为托婴服务 (infant care)、豆豆班 (toddlers)、幼儿园 (nursery 1 & 2) 及幼稚园 (kindergarten 1 & 2) 几个类型。
  • 广义而言，凡是以学龄前儿童为对象的教育活动，均属学前教育范畴。从狭义上说，学前教育则为豆豆班、幼儿园、托儿所及其他幼教机构中所进行的教育活动。豆豆班给进入幼儿园一年级前的幼儿就读，他们的年龄介于18个月至三岁。
  • 家长可根据家庭收入情况等，向政府申请学前辅助津贴。
ETYMOLOGY
  • “豆豆” in the Mandarin term “豆豆班” is the transliteration of the English term “toddler”.
  • Pre-school education in Singapore is divided into several types: infant care, toddler pre-school, nursery 1 & 2, and kindergarten 1 & 2.
  • Broadly speaking, all educational activities targeted at pre-school-age children belong to the scope of pre-school education. In a narrower sense, pre-school education refers to educational activities conducted in toddler pre-schools, kindergartens, nurseries and other pre-school education establishments. Toddle pre-schools are meant for children between 18 months and three years old, before they enter their first year of kindergarten.
  • Parents can apply for pre-school subsidies, which are calculated based on household income, among other factors.
例句
假如无法延长租约或找到新校舍，幼稚园不但得辞退教师，数百名豆豆班和幼儿班的学生也将无“校”可归，须转到其他幼稚园完成幼儿教育。(《联合早报》，15/7/2012)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
If it is not possible to extend the lease or find a new school site, not only will the kindergarten have to dismiss its teachers, hundreds of children from the toddler and nursery classes will also no longer have a school to return to and must be transferred elsewhere to complete their early childhood education. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/7/2012)
参考资料
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