FranceListe CR, n° 199 · Living in French society
What is the école maternelle?
In the exam (French)
Qu'est-ce que l'école maternelle ?
- aThe school for children aged 3 to 6, the first stage of schoolingL’école des enfants de 3 à 6 ans, première étape de la scolaritéCorrect answer
- bA paid childcare service for babies under 3Un mode de garde payant pour les bébés de moins de 3 ans
- cThe school for children aged 6 to 11L’école des enfants de 6 à 11 ans
- dA school reserved for children who do not speak FrenchUne école réservée aux enfants qui ne parlent pas français
Why?
The école maternelle (nursery school) takes children aged 3 to 6, in the petite, moyenne and grande section (first, second and third year). They learn to speak French, to live together, to draw and to count. Then comes elementary school (école élémentaire), from CP to CM2. Babies under 3 can go to a nursery (crèche).
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Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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