9 ROOMS ADAPTED AND 13 EQUIPPED AT THE “LANE” PRESCHOOL IN ALEKSINAC MUNICIPALITY

As part of the ” Inclusive Preschool Education and Care” project implemented by the Ministry of Education with a World Bank loan, 9 rooms have been adapted and 13 rooms equipped at the “Lane” Preschool in Aleksinac Municipality.

The “Lane” Preschool in Aleksinac, in accordance with the Law on Social Care for Children, the Law on the Basics of the Education System, and the Law on Preschool Education, as well as the Rulebook on the Basics of the Preschool Education Program and the “Godine uzleta” program, provides organized education and care, nutrition, health care, and daily rest and recreation for children.

The main activity of the institution is realized through full-day care from nursery to the Preparatory Preschool Program (PPP), a 4-hour Preparatory Preschool Program, and mixed groups for 4 hours as permanent forms of work, as well as through various types of special and other forms of work and services. The municipality of Aleksinac consists of 72 settlements, which presents a significant challenge for the institution and its founder, the Aleksinac Municipal Assembly, to ensure a network of facilities that enable comprehensive preschool education. Since its founding in 1978, a network of facilities has been created to allow as many children as possible to attend preschool education. In the 2023/2024 school year, the institution operates 25 facilities, 5 in the city and 20 in rural areas, with a total of 50 groups. For years, the lack of space for accommodating children has been an issue, and currently, 120 children are on the waiting list.

Given that children have been staying in inadequately equipped rooms for many years, thanks to the Ministry of Education and the “Inclusive Preschool Education and Care” project, after many years, both children and staff now stay in the most modernly equipped spaces. This donation has improved conditions for staying and working with children.

The Ministry of Education, through the World Bank loan and the “Inclusive Preschool Education and Care” project, allocated funds to adapt 9 and equip 13 workrooms, enabling children from rural areas to have the same conditions as their urban peers.

The rooms have been equipped with furniture, toys, didactic, educational materials, picture books, and books, all carefully chosen to meet the needs of different age groups. The provided equipment contributes to creating a stimulating environment that provokes children’s curiosity and promotes inquiry and wonder. This allows them to grow and develop in a safe and encouraging environment that motivates various activities during early childhood and supports the holistic development of each child.

This investment is not only for the children currently in the kindergarten but also for future generations who will grow and develop there.

Additionally, all rooms underwent adaptations such as painting, replacing and installing new vinyl floors, refinishing, replacing, and sanding parquet floors, and renovating outdated bathrooms. Old and worn-out windows were replaced in the Dobrujevac facility.

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