▁Some ▁kind er gart ens ▁operate ▁full - day ▁kind erg arten ▁classes ▁too . ▁Child ▁care ▁cent res ▁also ▁provide ▁full - day ▁and ▁half - day ▁services ▁with ▁most ▁cent res ▁providing ▁full - day ▁services . ▁ ▁The ▁aim ▁of ▁pre - primary ▁education ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁is ▁to ▁provide ▁children ▁with ▁a ▁relax ing ▁and ▁ple as urable ▁learning ▁environment ▁to ▁promote ▁a ▁bal anced ▁development ▁of ▁different ▁aspects ▁necessary ▁to ▁a ▁child ' s ▁development ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁physical , ▁intellectual , ▁language , ▁social , ▁emot ional ▁and ▁a est h etic ▁aspects . ▁ ▁To ▁help ▁establish ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁self - evalu ation ▁in ▁kind er gart ens ▁and ▁to ▁provide ▁reference ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁in ▁assess ing ▁the ▁quality ▁and ▁standard ▁of ▁pre - primary ▁education , ▁the ▁Education ▁Bureau ▁has ▁developed ▁Performance ▁Ind ic ators ▁for ▁pre - primary ▁institutions ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Com men cing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 / 0 1 ▁school ▁year , ▁Qu ality ▁Ass urance ▁In spe ction ▁was ▁launched ▁to ▁further ▁promote ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁quality ▁Early ▁Child hood ▁Education . ▁ ▁Hung ary ▁ ▁In ▁Hung ary ▁a ▁kind erg arten ▁is ▁called ▁an ▁ ▁(" place ▁for ▁car ing "). ▁Children ▁attend ▁kind erg arten ▁between ▁ages ▁ 3 – 6 / 7 ▁( they ▁go ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁have ▁their ▁ 7 th ▁birth day ). ▁Att endance ▁in ▁kind erg arten ▁is ▁comp uls