The Ministry of Education will fund 107 Community Childcare Resource Centres, offering local families parenting advice, shared reading, toy and book lending and play spaces.
Parents looking for books, play space or advice on childcare can turn to community support in their own neighbourhoods, as Taiwan’s Ministry of Education says it is funding 107 Community Childcare Resource Centres in the 115th academic year. The centres are designed to offer parenting consultations, family activities and talks, while also allowing communities to borrow toys and picture books or make use of shared spaces. According to the ministry, the aim is to make early-years support easier to reach without forcing families to travel far for help.
Wang Hui-chiu, a division chief at the ministry’s K-12 Education Administration, said the programme has been running since the 92nd academic year and receives average annual funding of more than NT$12 million. She said centres are encouraged to tailor their services to local needs, so that parenting support becomes part of everyday community life rather than a separate, formal system. The ministry has also added extra book-buying funds from the 114th academic year for centres that meet the rules for running parent-child shared-reading sessions.
In Hualien, Mingyi Kindergarten’s centre has used reading promotion and nature education as its main themes, combining parent talks, shared-reading events and outdoor play areas with a dedicated parent-child library room. Local government material says the centre also links its activities with childcare consultation, helping families connect reading at home with learning experiences in the community. A school website for Mingyi Kindergarten likewise describes the centre as part of its outreach to parents and the wider area.
Changhua County’s Pidou Township public kindergarten has taken a similar approach, using picture books to guide parent-child interaction. The centre has held multiple talks and shared-reading activities, then extended those sessions with hands-on crafts so children can touch, make and explore what they have heard. The Ministry of Education says the model is intended to build children’s interest in reading while giving families practical, nearby support for learning together.
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