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dòu

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bān

toddler class

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教育

Education

释义

名词

为介于 18 个月至 3 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。
  • 新加坡的学前教育类型共分为：托婴服务（infant care）、豆豆班（toddler）、幼儿园（nursery 1&2）、幼稚园（kindergarten 1&2）。
  • 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。
  • 家长可根据就业及收入情况，向政府申请介于 150 至 700 新币左右的豆豆班辅助津贴。
ETYMOLOGY
  • “豆豆” in the Mandarin term “豆豆班” is the transliteration of the English word “toddler”.
  • Pre-school education in Singapore is divided into the following 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 the narrow sense, pre-school education refers to educational activities conducted in toddler pre-schools, kindergartens, nurseries and other pre-school education establishments. Toddler pre-schools are meant for children between 18 months and three years old to attend, before they enter kindergarten for the first year.
  • Parents can apply for pre-school subsidies, which amount would be determined by household income and 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》，15/07/2012）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
If it is not possible to extend the lease or find a new school site, the kindergarten not only has to dismiss its teachers, hundreds of pre-school and nursery schoolchildren will also no longer have a school to return to and must be transferred to other kindergartens to complete their early childhood education. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/7/2012)
其他地区用语

幼儿园、幼稚园（大陆、台湾、香港）

TERMS USED IN OTHER REGIONS

幼儿园、幼稚园 (Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong)

相关资料

  • 完成豆豆班之后，四至六岁的儿童将升上幼儿园和幼稚园。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • After completing pre-school, children between four and six years old will advance to nurseries and kindergartens.

参考资料
点击查看豆豆班的参考资料
REFERENCES

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