Figure 1.--Here is a 1979 snapshot of an Argentine Kindergarner on his first day of school. H is wearing the smock school uniform. It is probably a private or parochial school.

Pre-primary is now for children from 1 to 5 years. This has varied over time. Pre-primary education encompasses day care facilities for children from 45 days old to 2 years old and kindergarten for children from 3 to 5 years old. Kindergarten seems to be a term for pre-school for children 3-5 years. It is also referred to as educación inicial (inicial education). The Spanisg form of Kindergarten is also used, jardin maternal. It was at first mostly private schools, but over time, classes for the younger children were added to the state system. Attendance was mostly voluntary, but became compulsory for children at age 5 years. There are both state and private Kindergartens.

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