As part of the project of the Ministry of education, science and technological development “Inclusive preschool education and care”, and as part of the system support for preschool institutions in Serbia in the process of implementing a new program concept, creating space and a realistic program in accordance with the new Basics of the preschool education program “Godine uzleta”, were printed in a circulation of 10,600 copies and distributed PU: Kindergarten layout guide and Developing an integrated approach to learning through themes/projects with children.

The manuals belong to a series of manuals and guides under the common name “Linije leta”, which were prepared at the Institute for Pedagogy and andragogy of the Faculty of philosophy, University of Belgrade, and the publisher is the Ministry of education, science and technological development.

The Handbook on the specifics of strategies of educators in developing programs in accordance with the age of children, which belongs to the same “Linije leta” series, will soon be printed in the same circulation and distributed to preschool institutions, which completes the support for practitioners in preschool institutions, when it comes to developing resources – professional materials aimed at supporting the implementation of the program Basis of the “Godine uzleta”.

The manuals were printed in a circulation that allows it to be received within every public preschool institution: all professional associates and all trainers / mentors for the Fundamentals program, as well as almost every educational group. In the event that each group does not receive a distributed printed copy, preschool institutions also received a PDF version of the handbook.

Also, the manuals will be delivered to all faculties, secondary and higher schools that educate teachers, as well as teachers who implement the preparatory preschool program in the organization of elementary schools.

You can view the guide for decorating the space in the kindergarten here.

You can see the guide for developing a topic / project with children here.

The First Vice-President of the Government of Serbia and the Minister of education, science and technological development Branko Ruzic today, with the ceremonial signing of the contract, announced the equipping of five new kindergartens – cluster centers in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Pirot, Loznica and Cacak. The value of the contract is 21 million dinars, and the funds are provided as part of the Project “Inclusive Preschool Education”, which the Ministry is implementing in cooperation with the World Bank. The entire amount will be earmarked for the purchase of furniture, teaching aids and ICT equipment.

“Kindergartens – cluster centers are one of the measures by which we create conditions for improving the quality of pre-school education and provide support to educators and strengthen their competencies for the implementation of the program “Godine uzleta”, said Minister Branko Ruzic and announced that the Project also provided additional funds for equipping 107 preschool institutions with sets of low mobile furniture and ICT equipment in the amount of one million euros.

Professional visits of employees from other preschool institutions in Serbia will be organized in kindergartens – centers of the cluster, for the purpose of education, in order to ensure the further development of quality practice, exchange of experience and realization of one-day professional meetings. Educators from kindergartens – cluster centers are trained to conduct professional exchanges, and continuous professional support from the Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy is provided.

The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development within the Project “Inclusive preschool education” provides support to peeschool institutions in the introduction and implementation of the new Foundations of preschool education and care “Godine uzleta”.

In addition to equipping kindergartens – cluster centers, the support includes training for 14.000 educators, mentoring support for 168 kindergartens, production and printing of six different manuals, worth 4.300.000 euros. In addition to the Project, the Ministry provides 11.000 new places for children in kindergartens throughout Serbia through the construction, extension and adaptation of kindergartens.

As a part of the project of Inclusive preschool education, which is realized by the Ministry of education, science, and technological development in cooperation with the World Bank, the signing of the contract announced the construction of two new kindergartens in Radinac near Smederevo and Sid.

Contracts signed by Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of education, science and technological development Branko Ruzic, Mayor of Smederevo Jovan Bec and Sid Municipality President Zoran Semenovic will provide 390 new places for children, 250 of them in Radinc near Smederevo and 140 in Sid.

The total value of the two investments is about 300m dinars, of which about 169m dinars will be allocated for a facility in Radinc near Smederevo, covering an area of about 1600 square metres, while about 131m dinars have been allocated for kindergarten in Sid and will cover an area greater than 1100 square metres.

Minister Ruzic reiterated that one of the ministry’s strategic goals is to increase capacity in preschool education and education institutions, and added that building new kindergartens, as well as raising the quality of education and care at all levels, meets the objectives of education policy. Ruzic stressed that support for the development and upbringing of children is extremely important for their further education.

The planned deadline for completion of these two facilities is one year.

The project “Inclusive preschool education and care”, works on expanding capacity and increasing the inclusion of children in preschool education and care, with an emphasis on children from sensitive social groups, through the construction of new and expanded and adaptation of existing preschool institutions, on raising the quality of preschool education and care through the introduction of new basics of the program, as well as improving the knowledge and skills of professional staff through mentoring support and training for about 12,000 educators. An important aspect of the programme is the inclusion of children from an early age, as well as sensitizing and educating parents on this issue.