Education during the French protectorate period started at the primary school level (); early childhood education only became a concern in Vietnamese society following the abolition of the Nguyễn dynasty in 1945. During most of the French protectorate period as well as before, early childhood education was not considered to be a social task, and thus there was no formal educational system or curriculum for preschool children. 20th century In the year 1906, France enacted its first educational reform in French Indochina to expand their influence over the local populations. These reforms were aimed at controlling the spiritual lives of the people and limiting the influence of the Confucian mandarins. The traditional mandarins were seen as a threat to French influence, as they used Confucianism to promote Vietnamese nationalism. The 1906 reforms implemented French at every level. In the 1906 the basic subjects for boys were reading and writing, mathematics, history, geography, morality, and accounting, while the basic subjects for girls were reading and writing, mathematics, morality, hygiene, and housework. Vocational education was also established to train the indigenous population to work for French capitalists as skilled labourers.
Education during the French protectorate period started at the primary school level (); early childhood education only became a concern in Vietnamese society following the abolition of the Nguyễn dynasty in 1945 During most of the French protectorate period as well as before early childhood education was not considered to be a social task and thus there was no formal educational system or curriculum for preschool children 20th century In the year 1906 France enacted its first educational reform in French Indochina to expand their influence over the local populations These reforms were aimed at controlling the spiritual lives of the people and limiting the influence of the Confucian mandarins The traditional mandarins were seen as a threat to French influence as they used Confucianism to promote Vietnamese nationalism The 1906 reforms implemented French at every level In the 1906 the basic subjects for boys were reading and writing mathematics history geography morality and accounting while the basic subjects for girls were reading and writing mathematics morality hygiene and housework Vocational education was also established to train the indigenous population to work for French capitalists as skilled labourers