Early Childhood Education: Best Practice from Indonesia and Malaysia

Abstract

---Indonesia and Malaysia have been implementing their own early childhood education system in developing their young generations for future. This paper discuss limited to the best practice of early childhood education (ECE) in Indonesia and Malaysia. Previous studies show that the two countries are allied because they have many geographical similarities as they are located close together. Therefore, the social, economic and cultural conditions have much in common. In terms of culture, although it is very diverse, it includes various dances, music, clothing, sculpture, sculpture and customs, as well as the diversity of languages and culinary, but there are similarities with each other. Generally, it shows similarities and differences between Indonesia and Malaysia. The similarities could be an idea to have mutual collaborations between the two countries in generating higher quality of childhood through education. From the differences, it is suggested to be consider for both countries in establishing best practices for early childhood education.