CITY OF SREMSKA MITROVICA – PRESCHOOL „PCELICA” – EQUIPMENT

Equipped – 4 working rooms – number of children included – 100

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 foundation Novak Djokovic from the loan of World Bank, it has been adapted and equipped 3 working rooms on the territory of municipality of Sremska Mitrovica.

Sremska Mitrovica is the largest city in Srem and the need to include children in the preschool education system is high. Preschool „Pcelica” since its inception in 1966.  it is making efforts to equally include all registered children in both urban and suburban neighborhoods.

Due to limited capacities it is impossible to receive all children, but the right to enroll first have children with disabilities, Roma, children from families receiving welfare, victims of violence, children without parental care, third and fourth children in the family.

The number of children who are beneficiaries of financial and social assistance is 83, there are 50 Roma children, 276 are the third and fourth children by birth, 12 are children living in foster families, while 52 are with various disabilities included in developmental and regular groups.

Since there are about 200 children on the waiting list to meet parents who show great interest day after day, and in order to increase the coverage of children, The Jovan Popovic Elementary School has given part of its old facility to a preschool.

Preschool institution now has 4 new working rooms (3 of which are mixed and 1 preschool group), and in addition the facility has spacious hallways, toilets and supporting rooms and is equipped according to the needs of children, educators and in accordance with new educational basics.

In addition to the furniture that has been selected and adapted to each age group, the rooms are equipped with new toys, carpets, lacy escapes, painting easels, books and necessary disposable materials, as well as rolling curtains.

In the new groups on the territory of the city of Sremska Mitrovica, 100 new children aged 3-7 are enrolled and the premises are equipped according to the needs of our youngest residents.

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