Expansion of the Preschool Network “Poletarac” Merošina with the opening of a new educational group in the Baličevac settlement, as part of the Project “Inclusive preschool education and care”

As part of the project “Inclusive preschool education and care” of the Ministry of education, science and technological development, in the working year 2021/22. year workshops were held in Balicevac (Merosina municipality) for children aged 3 – 5,5 years who do not attend kindergarten. Namely, Balicevac is one of the 7 inhabited places in the municipality of Merosina, in which the Ministry of Education’s Grants program is implemented, with the aim of providing local services for children and parents from vulnerable social groups. Considering the great interest and satisfaction of parents and children with this program, as well as the large number of children of preschool age who cannot access kindergarten due to distance, an initiative was launched to expand the Preschool Network “Poletarac” Merosina, by opening another educational group in Balicevac.

The local self-government, as the founder of preschool institution, adopted this initiative by the decision of the Merosina Municipal Assembly, which facilitated the availability of preschool education and care for families with children of preschool age and at the same time ensured the sustainability of the project results of the Ministry of education.

On 06.07.2022. year the new educational group “Leptirici” in Balicevac for children aged 3 – 5,5 years officially started its work on a half – day stay. Thus, preschool “Poletarac” Merosina received another educational group, which increases the coverage of children of this age and ensures the availability of preschool education and education for children from remote settlements.

The local project, which is financed by the Ministry of Education from the Grant funds (grant funds in the amount of about 47,000 euros), is coordinated and workshops with children are held by teacher Milena Jocic, who will continue educational work with children in the newly opened group in Balicevac after the end of the project.

The opening was attended by the President of the Municipality of Merosina – Sasa Jovanovic Deputy President – Emilija Petkovic, Oliver Ilic – President of the Municipal Assembly of Merosina, Violeta Paunovic – Deputy President of the Municipal Assembly of Merosina, Director of Elementary School “Jastrebacki Partizani” – Boban Radenkovic as well as Nena Marinkovic, Educational Advisor of SM Nis. On that occasion, the officials wished the employees of preschool “Poletarac” a lot of success in their work, and the children a lot of play, fun, socializing and learning.

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