Jakarta, Nov. 15 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education called for wider support from the government, academics, parents, businesses, and local communities to strengthen early childhood education (ECE), which it says is essential to building a high-quality education system.

Nia Nurhasanah, the ministry's director of ECE, said the national vision of "Quality Education for All" serves as a key foundation for Indonesia's 2045 Golden Indonesia agenda, with early childhood learning at the center of long-term national development.

"Quality education must be inclusive, adaptive, and participatory. ECE is the starting point for a child's learning journey and the foundation of nation-building," she said here Saturday.

Nurhas...