Center for Education Projects PIU The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports

Within the frameworks of the "Education Improvement Project " with Additional Financing (EIP AF) the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education '' continues its activities. In this context the establishment of new pre-schools will launch this year in the communities of RA five regions. On September 7 and 8 the representatives of the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education'' visited the educational institutions of RA Ararat region, to conduct needs assessment and awareness activities. The visits had been conducted based on the list provided by the respective department of Ararat Regional Administration, which included the names of the communities that were in need of preschool establishment. It should be noted that in the frameworks of the sub-component, the studies in all regions of the Republic of Armenia which would enable to identify socially disadvantaged communities and institutions that could provide preschool educational services had started since July> . As a result of this process and the analysis of the collected information, the observation of the areas envisioned for the establishment of the preschools in the educational institutions has started. The working visits started from the Secondary school N1 of Ararat community and then the grants-coordinator of the sub-component ''Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education '' of the CEP PIU Armen Martirosyan and Engineer-consultant V. Boyajyan visited the educational institutions of Arevayur, Hovtashen, Noyakert, Shaghap, Jrahovit communities. Within the framework of the visits, working meetings were held with the directors of educational institutions.