English: Based on a policy note by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the low pre-kindergarten participation is partly attributed to parents' perception that children aged 4 to 5 years old are still too young to go to school. This perception was reflected in the Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) 2019, where 98% of parents believed that children within this age bracket are too young to attend school.
Filipino: Batay sa isang policy note ng Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), isa sa mga itinuturong dahilan kung bakit mababa ang enrollment sa pre-kindergarten ay ang pakiwari ng mga magulang na masyado pang bata ang mga batang 4 hanggang 5 taong gulang para pumasok. Batay sa Functional Literacy, Education and Mass Media Survey (FLEMMS) 2019, lumalabas na 98% ng mga magulang ang naniniwalang masyado pang maaga para sa mga batang nasa ganitong edad ang mag-aral.