Published 09.48
The government’s investigators advise against a compulsory language preschool.
But according to Minister of Education and Integration Simona Mohamsson (L), the government nevertheless intends to put forward a proposal.
– We need to find a way to introduce a compulsory language preschool, she says.
According to the investigation that investigator Eva Broström is now submitting to Minister of Education and Integration Simona Mohamsson (L), it is both practically and legally difficult to introduce a mandatory language preschool for children with insufficient knowledge of Swedish.
– The investigation’s analysis and assessment is that there are no legal prerequisites for introducing a compulsory preschool for certain children, says Broström.
She points out that there are also risks of indirect discrimination and refers, among other things, to the form of government, the European Convention and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
– There we see that it is not possible to single out certain children, she says.
Eva Broström instead proposes strengthened outreach activities, the right to extended time in general preschool, a trial activity in preschool with language strengthening efforts and a language assessment from the age of three that can give the right to preschool with language support.
According to Simona Mohamsson, the government will nevertheless proceed with a proposal.
– The government agrees that we need to find a way to introduce a compulsory language preschool for the children who need it the most, and we will get back to you shortly about how to do it, she says.
