Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The Ministry of Preschool Education of Uzbekistan plans to attract funds from the Saudi Fund for Development for the construction of preschool educational institutions.

Representatives of the Saudi Fund for Development and the Ministry of Preschool Education discussed a project to expand the network of preschool educational organizations.

The cost of the project is US$11 million. The project is expected to be financed through a loan from the Saudi Development Fund.

The loan will be used to finance 40 non-state preschool organizations on the basis of public-private partnerships, which will cover 4,500 children with preschool education.