According to her, from 2017 to 2021, the number of preschool institutions increased from 5,211 to 27,656.

“In 2021, the coverage of children with preschool education increased by 6.1%, as 8,849 kindergartens were opened. Of these, 190 state, 8,539 family and 120 non-state preschool educational institutions on the basis of public-private partnership,” Askarkhodjayeva said.

She added that last year 6.7 trillion soums were allocated from the state budget for the preschool education system.