Championing Early Years Education for Village Children

His dedication to providing a PAUD school for developing the village children had become part of the proof. Sriyono wanted to show that, even with all the limitations, he could still provide early childhood education.

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Sriyono

The persistent rejections of his applications to become a teacher failed to dampen the spirit of Sriyono, 37, to promote children’s intellectual growth. He has set up an Early Childhood Education (PAUD) institution at his hometown of Sendangmulyo village in Ngawen, Blora, Central Java.

Sriyono, an educator, found that no PAUD facility had been set up in his village, a situation that prompted him to open the Gembira Ria Play Group (KB Gembira Ria) in 2008. “Awareness must be cultivated among village residents on the importance of schooling for children at an early age,” Sriyono said on Sunday (12/9/2021).