@article{(Open Science Index):https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011883,
	  title     = {Parents’ Opinions on Compulsory Pre-school Attendance in the Czech Republic},
	  author    = {Beata Hornickova and  Sona Lorencova},
	  country	= {},
	  institution	= {},
	  abstract     = {The study deals with the presentation of the results of qualitatively oriented research, which was carried out in the scope of determining the attitudes of parents to preschool education in the Czech Republic. The research is conceived as an entry into the field of the researched issue and aimed to support the effectiveness of the items of the questionnaire, which was subsequently created based on the parents’ statements from interviews. The research method was interview with 15 parents of preschool children. The main aim of the interviews was to find out their views on the compulsory attendance of their children in kindergarten. Compulsory pre-school attendance has been introduced in the Czech Republic since 2017/18 with the aim of reducing delays in the entry of children into primary school and eliminating subsequent school failures. The findings offered a look at the differing views on compulsory kindergarten school influenced by the different socio-economic status of parents. Parents with a higher socio-economic status attached greater importance to the educational component of compulsory preschool attendance as a preparation for primary school, while parents with a lower socio-economic status emphasized the educational component. An interesting finding is also a statement from interviews of a parent who does not find benefits in compulsory preschool attendance.},
	    journal   = {International Journal of Educational and Pedagogical Sciences},
	  volume    = {15},
	  number    = {2},
	  year      = {2021},
	  pages     = {257 - 262},
	  ee        = {https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10011883},
	  url   	= {https://publications.waset.org/vol/170},
	  bibsource = {https://publications.waset.org/},
	  issn  	= {eISSN: 1307-6892},
	  publisher = {World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology},
	  index 	= {Open Science Index 170, 2021},
	}