2026

Currently, there have been no reforms and policy developments. However, any future policy developments or reform initiatives will be incorporated into the chapter, as appropriate.

2025

Development of Home-Based Childcare Services

Within the scope of the “Year of the Family” initiatives carried out in Türkiye, the Ministry of Family and Social Services (MoFSS) has initiated the Home-Based Childcare Service Model, also referred to as the Komşu Anne[1] (Childminding) Service, which is designed as a complementary care service to preschool childcare centers. The model aims to increase the accessibility of early childhood care services in order to support the development of all children in early childhood with equal opportunities. Accordingly, a Draft Regulation on Home-Based Childcare Services has been prepared to set out the procedures and principles of the service.

The draft regulation includes provisions regarding the qualifications of women who will serve as childminders, their social security status, the structure of the service, the guidance services to be provided, and related matters. In line with the Regulation on the Procedures and Principles for Draft Legislation, the draft has been submitted to other public institutions for consultation. The procedures and principles for the Komşu Anne Service will be finalized based on the opinions and recommendations received from these institutions.

2024

The Century of Türkiye Education Model Pre-primary Education Curriculum

All processes of the Century of Türkiye Education Model Pre-primary Education Curriculum, which constitutes the first step of the skill-based program design that starts from pre-primary and continues until the 12th grade and builds on each other, have been completed and published to be implemented in the 2024-2025 academic year and beyond. Training programs were organized for pre-primary teachers within the scope of the Trainer Trainings for the Century of Türkiye Education Model Pre-primary Education Curriculum. In line with the Century of Türkiye Education Model Pre-primary Education Curriculum, teacher’s guidebook and children’s activity book are planned to be provided free of charge to pre-primary education institutions.

Developing a Home-Based Child Care Service Model through Qualified Child Caregivers

In December 2024, the MoFSS, in cooperation with UNICEF, launched the Home-Based Child Care Service Model Development Project through Qualified Child Care Providers. The project aims to create a system that will enable home-based childcare services to be carried out under public supervision through qualified and certified caregivers.

Mobile Teacher Classroom and Transportation Center Kindergarten Pilot Implementations

In order to provide access to education for children in out-of-school settlements, the “Mobile Teacher Classroom” model, where a teacher provides flexible-time education in more than one center, and the “Transportation Center Kindergarten Classroom” model, where children from more than one settlement receive education in a single center, were developed. In the 2023-2024 academic year, 19 mobile teacher classes with 54 villages and 314 children in 10 provinces and 66 transportation center kindergarten classes with 249 villages and 1349 children in 17 provinces were implemented.

Pre-primary Education School Orientation Guide and Activity Calendars

In order to support the orientation process to be carried out with families and children, an orientation guide and a presentation for the meeting were prepared. The guide includes behaviors expected from families, teachers, and school administration, behaviors to be avoided, an implementation schedule for the adaptation week, and 12 activity examples. In the 2023-2024 academic year, “Pre-primary Education Semester Holiday Activity Calendar”, “Pre-Primary Education Midterm Holiday Activity Calendar” and “Family and Child Midterm Holiday Activity Calendar” were delivered free of charge to children attending pre-primary education.

The Lingusitic Wealth of Our Language in Pre-primary Education

An action plan has been published for the activities to be carried out within the scope of Linguistic Wealth of Our Language Project in order to enhance vocabulary skills of children attending pre-primary education and support their early literacy skills. In the Action Plan, ‘Family Letter’ for families and ‘Activity Samples’ for teachers were prepared and delivered to schools.

Family Bulletin in Pre-Primary Education

The Ministry prepares “Monthly Family Bulletins” for families with children attending pre-primary education. Pre-primary teachers were surveyed to determine the topics to be covered in the Monthly Family Bulletins. As a result of the feedback from the teachers, the 10 preferred training contents were determined as; parental attitudes, the importance of play, the role of family in education, adjustment and behavioural issues in children, responsible use of technology, the purpose and importance of pre-primary education, privacy education, effective communication, positive discipline, child development characteristics, moral education. In the Monthly Family Bulletins prepared by evaluating the survey results, care is taken to use a language that families can easily understand. The bulletins are published digitally. In order to ensure the sustainability of the Monthly Family Bulletins, they are prepared to include different topics and suggestions for families every month.