On Friday 26. November in Belgrade the contract was signed between the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia and the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Branko Ruzic, Mayor of the town Prokuplje Milan Arandjelovic and Deputy Mayor of municipality Vladicin Han Vladimir Kostic, for building a new kindergarten in Prokuplje and upgrade of the existing facility in Vladicin Han.

Our goal is to provide better conditions for children and educators in the kindergarten, also to decrease waiting lines for enrollment in preschool institutions and provide support to parents “, said minister Ruzic for this occasion.

By building a new facility in Prokuplje, it would provide 160 new spots for the children. The investment value is approximately 80 million dinars. The construction works should be done by the period of one year. By upgrading kindergartens in Vladicin Han it would be provided 160 new spots. The investment value is approximately 20 million dinars, and the deadline is within one year long.

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Within the grant program of the Project “Inclusive Preschool Education” the municipality of Odzaci implemented the activities of the Mobile Counseling Center for Parents and Children in October. Two pieces of training on the topic “We choose health” and “Oral hygiene” were held in 4 rural settlements. The training was attended by 100 children and 39 parents.

The goal of the education was to introduce parents to the importance of immunization, proper nutrition, hygiene, and physical activity for preschool children, in order to preserve health and encourage proper growth and development.

At the educational workshop “Oral Hygiene”, the children had the opportunity to practice how to brush their teeth properly. At the end of the workshop, each child received a toothbrush and toothpaste as a gift.

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Preschool education “Bosko Buha” together with municipality Palilula, as a part of the project of the  ministry of education and World Bank “Inclusive preschool education,” have organized the visit of the factory of paper “Smurfit Kappa Avala Ada”

The children, who are part of the Grant project  “Rastilište” and the children from the kindergarten “Mali Princ”  have visited the factory.  The main goal of the visit was to introduce children to the production of the paper and the packaging that are used in everyday activities. As the new program includes more use of natural materials. Simply by educating children (who are part of the preschool institution and the ones who aren’t)  is a representative of the good practice in showing them the resources of the local communities and to learn them about the equal right for play and learning for everyone.

The idea for factory visits is being developed by the local community. On the other hand, the factory “Smurfit Kappa” has recognized the importance of children’s education and collaboration with the local community. Also, they have recognized that favorite material for the children is paper, and they introduced children to the importance of recycling and environmental protection.

Employees of the factory organized a welcome day, together with a talk and workshop with children about safety inside the factory. The children have got information about the production of paper/cardboard during the visit. After trough play, preschoolers have learned about recycling and the importance of environmental protection. The little ones were very joyful once they received the presents from the employees of the factory. 

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During the Children’s Week, various workshops with fathers were realized in all 11 facilities of kindergarten “Poletarac” – Odzaci. There were sports playrooms where fathers and children competed, but fathers from different groups also competed with each other.

In one village installation, a joint action of fathers and children in arranging the kindergarten yard was realized. Through these workshops, they wanted to contribute to strengthening the role of the father in the development of children. These activities promoted the gender equality of parents in the development of children.

The workshops attended 178 fathers.

Within the project “Inclusive preschool education” implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development in partnership with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, 4 more study rooms on the territory of the municipality of Stari Grad were adapted and equipped from a World Bank loan.

The institution has a constant need to expand the capacity for the nursery age, given that they have a large number of babies up to one year on the waiting list.

One of the kindergartens within this preschool institution is the kindergarten “Lola”, where is the greatest need for opening new study rooms. In this facility, three rooms have been adapted to accommodate new children up to 3 years of age. The premises have been adapted and equipped following the needs of children, educators and in accordance with the new basics of preschool education.

Also, in the central building in the kindergarten “Leptiric”, there was a need to adapt one study room to enroll children of nursery age.

As part of the adaptation of the spaces, works related to the replacement of floors, smoothing, painting, carpentry painting, as well as the installation of strip curtains were done. In addition, all rooms are equipped with furniture, toys, consumables, books, and didactics following age. Beds are provided for the youngest, as well as changing tables in all rooms where necessary. In all four groups on the territory of the municipality of Stari Grad, about 75 new children of nursery age are enrolled and the premises have been adapted following the needs of our youngest residents.