ARTICLE 4. ROYAL DECREE 986/1991 OF 14 JUNE ( OF 26), APPROVING THE TIMETABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM OF EDUCATION, PROVIDES THAT IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1991/1992 THE EDUCATIONAL AUTHORITIES THEY WILL BEGIN THE GRADUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ESTABLISHED BY THE ORGANIC LAW 1/1990, OF OCTOBER 3, OF GENERAL ORDINATION OF THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM.

REAL DECREE 1333/1991 OF 6 SEPTEMBER ( OF 9) HAS ESTABLISHED THE CURRICULUM FOR CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION, FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS LOCATED IN THE MANAGEMENT FIELD OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. SCIENCE, INTEGRATING THE PROVISIONS OF ROYAL DECREE 1330/1991, OF 6 SEPTEMBER ( OF 7), ESTABLISHING THE BASIC ASPECTS OF THE CURRICULUM OF CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION. IN THIS CONTEXT, THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD EDUCATION ENTAILS QUALITY REQUIREMENTS, REGARDING THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE CENTERS, SPECIALIZATION OF TEACHERS AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER GROUP. THESE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN DEFINED IN ROYAL DECREE 1004/1991 OF 14 JUNE ( OF 26), ESTABLISHING THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE CENTRES WHICH PROVIDE NON-UNIVERSITY GENERAL REGIME TEACHING.

THEREFORE, A PROCEDURE FOR THE GRADUAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION SHOULD BE ARBITRATED, MAINTAINING A PRUDENT BALANCE BETWEEN THE NEED TO EXTEND THIS CYCLE TO THE SYSTEM AS A WHOLE AND THE THE NEED TO SUBORDINATE SUCH AN EXTENSION TO THE FULFILMENT OF CERTAIN ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE INSEPARABLE FROM THE NEW CONFIGURATION OF THIS STAGE. ALL THIS, FOR THE REST, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE ACTIONS WHICH MUST BE CARRIED OUT IN PARALLEL WITH THE GRADUAL INTRODUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE STAGE, THE ORDER OF WHICH WILL BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD PROVIDED FOR IN ROYAL DECREE 986/1991, OF 14 JUNE.

IN ITS VIRTUE, THIS MINISTRY, IN USE OF THE ATTRIBUTION CONFERRED ON IT BY THE FINAL DISPOSITION OF ROYAL DECREE 986/1991 OF 14 JUNE, APPROVING THE TIMETABLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM MANAGEMENT EDUCATIONAL, HAS DISPOSED:

GENERAL PROVISIONS

FIRST. THIS ORDER WILL BE APPLIED IN THE SCHOOLS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, LOCATED IN THE TERRITORIAL AREA IN WHICH THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

SECOND. THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND THE CONSEQUENT EXTINCTION OF THE CORRESPONDING TEACHING OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION WILL TAKE PLACE UNDER THE CONDITIONS AND DEADLINES LAID DOWN IN THIS ORDER.

THIRD. 1. THE AUTHORIZATION FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION WILL BE DONE IN THE ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE.

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IN THE CASE OF PRIVATE CENTRES, THE AUTHORISATION SHALL BE MADE UPON REQUEST OF THE RESPECTIVE HOLDERS.

FOURTH. IN THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS THAT IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION, THIS IMPLEMENTATION WILL OCCUR SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THE CYCLE AS A WHOLE.

QUINTO. 1. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND PRIVATE CENTRES AUTHORISED TO PROVIDE PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, WHICH WILL IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION, MUST MEET THE CONDITIONS FOR TEACHERS AND MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER CLASSROOM. SPECIFIED IN ROYAL DECREE 1004/1991 OF 14 JUNE ( OF 26), LAYING DOWN MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING GENERAL NON-UNIVERSITY TEACHING.

2. THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF PUPILS PER CLASSROOM WILL BE REDUCED, IN THE CASE OF CENTRES THAT INTEGRATE PUPILS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, IN TERMS OF THE EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION.

SIXTH. 1. THE CENTRES IMPLEMENTING THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION WILL INCORPORATE THE TERM EDUCATION INTANTILE INTO THEIR NAME. THE CHANGE OF DENOMINATION SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE REGISTER OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

2. INSTITUTIONS WHICH EXTEND TO CHILDREN OF THE AGES CORRESPONDING TO THIS CYCLE MAY NOT INCLUDE THE TERM CHILD EDUCATION AS LONG AS THEY DO NOT RECEIVE EXPRESS AUTHORIZATION FROM THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE FOR THE IMPARTITION. OF THE CYCLE.

PUBLIC CENTERS

SEVENTH. IN THE COURSE OF 1991/1992, THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED BY THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS LISTED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS ORDER.

EIGHTH. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE UNDER THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE WHICH WILL ESCORT CHILDREN AGED THREE TO SIX YEARS AND WHICH ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE ANNEX TO THIS ORDER WILL BE PRODUCED IN A GRADUAL AND BALANCED WAY DURING THE ACADEMIC YEARS 1992/1993, 19931994 AND 1994/1995.

NINTH. 1. IN ORDER TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR THE PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO ADAPT TO THE NEEDS ARISING FROM CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND TO ALLOW THE GRADUAL INTRODUCTION OF THE SECOND STAGE OF THE STAGE, ALONG THE COURSES IN WHICH IT HAS TO BE CARRIED OUT IMPLEMENTATION, THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE WILL ADOPT THE NECESSARY MEASURES FOR THE PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT OF THE MATERIAL CONDITIONS OF THE CENTERS.

2. IN ADDITION, THE PROVINCIAL TEACHERS ' TRAINING PLANS WILL PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO TEACHER TRAINING TO BE PROVIDED FOR IN THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION. THE CORRESPONDING OFFER OF TRAINING ACTIVITIES SHALL BE ORGANISED IN SUCH A WAY THAT, WITHIN THE PERIOD OF APPLICATION OF THIS ORDER, ALL THE TEACHERS CONCERNED HAVE ACCESS TO SUCH ACTIVITIES.

DECIMAL. IN THE PUBLIC CENTERS UNDER THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE, THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CHILDREN PER CLASSROOM WILL BE 20 FOR THREE-YEAR UNITS, AND 25 FOR THOSE AGED FOUR AND FIVE.

11TH. 1. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS DEPENDENT ON OTHER ADMINISTRATIONS OTHER THAN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN TEN YEARS OF THE ROYAL DECREE 986/1991 OF 14 IN JUNE, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

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THE PROCEDURE FOR AUTHORISATION OF THE CENTRES REFERRED TO IN THE PREVIOUS PARAGRAPH, FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION, SHALL BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS AND TIME LIMITS LAID DOWN IN THE TWELFTH FIFTEENTH OF THIS ORDER.

PRIVATE CENTERS

TWELFTH. AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF ROYAL DECREE 1004/1991 OF 14 JUNE 1991, THE NEWLY CREATED PRIVATE CENTRES FOR THE PROVISION OF THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILDREN ' S EDUCATION WILL IMPLEMENT THIS CYCLE IN THE COURSE OF 1992/1993.

13TH. 1. PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION CENTRES, WITH A FINAL AUTHORISATION OR CLASSIFICATION, MAY IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FROM THE 1992/93 COURSE, PROVIDED THAT THEY SO REQUEST BEFORE 31 JANUARY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE START OF THE YEAR. RESPECTIVE COURSE.

2. IN ANY CASE, IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1994/1995, THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS OF PRE-SCHOOL WITH AUTHORISATION OR FINAL CLASSIFICATION WILL IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, IF THEY HAD NOT DONE SO IN THE PREVIOUS COURSES.

FOURTEENTH. 1. THE APPLICATION REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING NUMBER SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY THE HOLDERS OF THE CENTRES TO THE RELEVANT PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND SCIENCE AND SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

(A) THE NUMBER OF SCHOOL UNITS IN WHICH CHILD EDUCATION IS TO BE PROVIDED, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE AUTHORISATION, AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN EACH OF THESE UNITS.

B) COURSES THAT WILL BE TAUGHT IN THE DIFFERENT UNITS.

C) THE RELATIONSHIP OF TEACHERS WHO SHALL TEACH THE TEACHING, WITH THE INDICATION OF THEIR RESPECTIVE QUALIFICATIONS, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 16 AND, WHERE APPROPRIATE, THE EIGHTH AND NINTH TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE REAL DECREE 1004/1991 OF 14 JUNE.

2. THE PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE SHALL RAISE THE REQUEST, WITH ITS REPORT, TO THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL FOR SCHOOL ESTABLISHMENTS, WHICH SHALL DECIDE ON THE PROVENANCE OF THE AUTHORIZATION WITH A HEARING, WHERE APPROPRIATE, OF THE PERSON CONCERNED. THE DECISION OF THE DIRECTORATE-GENERAL SHALL BE ENTERED IN THE SPECIAL REGISTER OF CENTRES.

FIFTEENTH. 1. CENTRES APPROVED FOR THE PROVISION OF PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION WHICH DO NOT HAVE A DEFINITIVE AUTHORISATION OR CLASSIFICATION, AS WELL AS CENTRES WHICH CATER FOR CHILDREN UNDER SIX YEARS OF AGE WHO, WHILE NOT BEING AUTHORISED AS PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION CENTRES, THEY HAVE OBTAINED AUTHORISATION OR LICENCE FOR THEIR OPERATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION PRIOR TO ORGANIC LAW 1/1990 OF 3 OCTOBER OF GENERAL ORGANISATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, THEY MAY IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF CHILD EDUCATION WHEN MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS SET FOR THE CENTRES OF THIS EDUCATIONAL CYCLE IN THE REAL DECREE 1004/1991 OF 14 JUNE.

2. TEN YEARS AFTER THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE ORGANIC LAW 1/1990 OF 3 OCTOBER OF GENERAL ORDINATION OF THE EDUCATION SYSTEM, THE CENTRES REFERRED TO IN THE PRECEDING PARAGRAPH WHICH HAVE NOT MADE THE ADAPTATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE THE SAME PARAGRAPH SHALL CEASE TO BE THE STATUS OF APPROVED CENTRES, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FIRST TRANSITIONAL PROVISION OF THE LAW.

TRANSIENT DISPOSITION

PENDING THE ADOPTION OF THE RELEVANT IMPLEMENTING RULES OF ROYAL DECREE 1333/1991 OF 6 SEPTEMBER ESTABLISHING THE CURRICULUM FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, THE CENTRES THAT IMPLEMENT THE SECOND CYCLE OF EDUCATION CHILDREN SHALL COMPLY WITH THE RULES OF ACADEMIC MANAGEMENT AND THE METHODOLOGICAL GUIDELINES WHICH GIVE THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF PEDAGOGICAL RENEWAL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1991/1992 COURSE.

FINAL PROVISIONS

FIRST. THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION IS HEREBY AUTHORISED TO LAY DOWN DETAILED RULES FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ORDER.

SECOND. THIS ORDER WILL ENTER INTO FORCE ON THE DAY OF YOUR POST IN THE .

MADRID, SEPTEMBER 12, 1991.

SOLANA MADARIAGA

EXCMO. MR. SECRETARY OF STATE FOR EDUCATION.

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