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DELGADO, Catarina Fernandes. A glance at the preschool in Cabo Verde. Educação. Santa Maria [online]. 2019, vol.44, e39110.  Epub Nov 11, 2020. ISSN 1984-6444.  https://doi.org/10.5902/1984644439110.

The present study aims to understand the reality of preschool in Cabo Verde, focusing on policies and practices. In which concerns the data collection, we chose data triangulation, using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. The study allows us to conclude that preschool in Cabo Verde officially emerged in 1990, by the publication of Basic Law on Education, it appears as an educational subsystem. In which regards to the practices, we noticed there is more than 70% of coverage in many kindergartens in several communities across the country, and there are many perspectives that allow its organization and extension.

On the order hand, we verified weakness related to the training of preschool staff and other issues, those who are trained to teach are performing in another educational subsystem. We noticed a weak training of employees, that is, most of them have low skills which do not allow them to have a solid background practice.

Preschool needs clear regulating acts in which concerning to recruitment of teaching staff, the opening of kindergartens and other issues.

Keywords : Preschool Education; Policies and Practices.

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