The Infrastructure Standards of Early Childhood Education Units in South Sulawesi Province

Abstract

Early childhood (0-6 years) is a very important period that affects all stages of human development. This period is often referred to as the golden age because in this period children’s intelligence develops more rapidly than in the next period. Children need good quality educational services during early childhood so that their potential can develop optimally. It is therefore important to support early childhood education facilities and infrastructure. Each educational unit must have infrastructure such as land, classrooms, leadership rooms, teachers’ rooms, administration rooms, library rooms, sports venues, places of worship, places to play, and places to support the learning process. There are still many people who do not understand what infrastructure is needed by early childhood education units to support the needs of children, or how to manage it. This can be seen in the results of this exploratory study, which analyzed the standards of the infrastructure in the district and municipal early childhood education units in South Sulawesi province. Keywords: infrastructure standards, early childhood education program