澳门的教育体制,一向是公私并存,学制多元化。公立学校以葡语或中、葡双语授课,所占的比例很小,但政府的投入相当大。私立学校的比例达到90%以上,大部分用华语上课。在缺乏官方资助的情况下,这些私立学校肩负起了澳门的大部分教育任务。随着教育改革的呼声越来越高,澳门政府于1991年颁布了澳门教育制度法律,为澳门教育的发展绘出了蓝图。以下是对澳门学前教育的历史源流、现状及未来发展的介绍及分析。一、学前教育的范畴及目标根据澳门政府1991年颁布的教育制度法律,学前教育包括幼儿教育和小学教育预备班两部分。幼儿教 Macao’s education system has always been a coexistence of public and private education. Public schools in Portuguese, or bilingual teaching medium and small, a small percentage, but the government’s investment is quite large. The proportion of private schools reached more than 90%, most of them in Chinese classes. In the absence of official funding, these private schools have taken up most of the educational tasks in Macau. As the voice of education reform is getting louder and louder, the Macao government promulgated the Macao Education System Law in 1991, laying a blueprint for the development of Macao’s education. The following is an introduction and analysis of the history, origin and future development of pre-primary education in Macao. I. Categories and Objectives of Preschool Education According to the education system law promulgated by the Macao government in 1991, preschool education consists of preparatory classes for preschool education and primary education. Early childhood education