Kurikulum Prasekolah 2026 (KP2026) will replace the Kurikulum Standard Prasekolah Kebangsaan (KSPK) Semakan 2017 as Malaysia’s new preschool curriculum. KP2026 marks the first of the six stages of the Ministry of Education’s focus on Kurikulum Persekolahan 2027, with the preschool implementation in January 2026, followed by Primary 1 and Secondary 1 students in 2027. While government teachers were trained months before the official implementation, private operators and teachers must finance their own training, which was only made available towards the end of 2025. This study investigates private preschool teachers’ preparedness in implementing the KP2026, focusing on three key areas: their concerns in the implementation of KP2026, how years of teaching experience influence these concerns, and the measures taken in preparation for the implementation of KP2026. Guided by Bandura’s (1997) Self-Efficacy Theory and Fuller’s (1969) Concerns-Based Model, this study employed a qualitative design. Six private school teachers were interviewed, and the data collected were analysed via content analysis and categorised into themes to answer the research questions. Findings indicate that teachers, despite their years of teaching experience, expressed concerns about the potential delay in children’s learning and the adequacy of resources for the effective teaching and learning process. The common theme highlighted confusion and anxiety about implementing KP2026.

Authors:
Menn Sze Chua, HELP University, Malaysia

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Posted by James Alexander Gordon

Last updated: 2023-02-23 23:45:00

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