Preschools Dissolution

1. Cases of preschools being dissolved

The regulations on dissolution are guided in Decree No. 46/2017/ND-CP, specifically a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school shall be closed when one of the following situations occurs:

• The school has committed serious violations against applicable regulations on organization or operation of a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school.

• Upon expiration of the duration of suspension of educational operations specified in the suspension decision, causes of such suspension have not yet been corrected.

• Educational objectives and contents specified in the establishment decision or the decision on permission for establishment of a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school have no longer matched socio-economic development demands.

• The school is dissolved at the request of the organization or individual that submitted the application for establishment of a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school.

2. Process and procedures for dissolution of preschools 

Step 1: Prepare the application

Dissolution application include:

• The decision on establishment of the inspection team issued by the District People’s Committee.

• The inspection records.

• The request form for the school dissolution made by the Education and Training Department which clearly defines reasons for request for dissolution and present evidences that the school has violated regulations, or the request form for dissolution made by the organization or individual as the school founder that clarifies reasons for such dissolution and approaches to dealing with legal rights and benefits of children, teachers, officers and employees of the school; plans to deal with assets of the dissolved school.

Step 2: Submit your application

The organization or individual that submitted the application for establishment of a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school shall send 01 set of documents to request dissolution, whether directly or by post, to the District People’s Committee.

Step 3: Settlement of application

• In case discovering, or receiving any report from an authority, organization or individual on the school’s commission of any violation against regulations, the District People’s Committee shall be responsible for commanding the Education and Training Department to undertake and cooperate with relevant departments in verification and completion of preparation of the dissolution documentation which must clarify reasons for such dissolution.

• Within the maximum duration of 10 working days of receipt of the request documentation for such dissolution, the President of the District People’s Committee shall consider whether or not a decision on dissolution of the kindergarten, preschool or nursery school is granted.

The decision to dissolve a kindergarten, preschool or nursery school must clearly specify reasons for such dissolution, provide approaches to ensuring legal rights and benefits of school children, teachers, officers and employees, or plans to deal with the school's property, and ensure public disclosure, transparency as well as must be made known to the public through mass media.

Thus, although preschools and kindergartens are opened in a private form, they still have to have an organizational structure and operate in accordance with the law and regulations of public schools. In which, there are governing boards in charge of building, developing and having management boards including principals and vice-principals, and specialized groups in charge of teaching like public schools.