After buying the equipment for workrooms in the municipalities of Svilajnac and Raca, the opening of new workrooms within the project “Inclusive preschool education” continues.

Given the needs and number of children on the waiting list, the City of Belgrade has enabled the adaptation of 6 new workrooms in the municipality of Vracar, while the complete equipment is being implemented from the project “Inclusive preschool education” implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. Cooperation with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, from a World Bank loan.

Part of the municipal building was put into use by the preschool institution “Vracar” for 10 years and the final works on the adaptation of the space have been completed. Six kindergarten groups will be accommodated in this facility, which will provide 180 new places for children up to 6 years of age. With the completion of this facility, preschool education “Vracar” will expand its capacities and reduce the waiting list for 180 children.

The facility is equipped to accommodate four mixed groups and two groups of preschoolers. The equipment was chosen following the new basics and, if necessary, children and educators in groups.

The furniture is made to measure and fit into the existing rooms, in order to make the most of the space. Each room is equipped with modern pieces of furniture, creative educational boards that were made by the measure, as well as toys, didactics, books, carpets, and other consumables necessary for the daily functioning of working groups.

The First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia and the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Branko Ruzic, and the President of the Municipality of Merosina, Sasa Jovanovic laid the foundation stone for the construction of a kindergarten of about 640 m2 in Merosina, which will provide 80 new places for children.

In this way, we provide the best support to parents because we delete waiting lists and enable children to stay in adequate space, with professional-pedagogical supervision of educators, while parents dedicate their time to their business obligations. The project is worth 48.7 million dinars, and the works are expected to be completed in 12 months, “said the Minister of Education at the ceremony on the occasion of the beginning of construction, adding that the kindergarten in Merosina is just one in a series that the Ministry is building with the support of the World Bank and the Inclusive Preschool Project education.

The Minister pointed out that the municipality of Merosina has been involved in this project from the beginning.

“Apart from the construction of this facility, so far, with the support of the Project, even six new rooms for the school program in five villages of this municipality have been adapted, over 100 children have been enrolled who have not left the budget and preschool programs have been provided, the transport has been organized for the children from distance places. Also, the organisatiors have been organized workshops for parents who are part of inclusive groups. For these activities, Merosina received non-refundable funds of 4.8 million dinars “, said the Minister and stated that Merosina, given the results so far for the new activities of the organization of the preschool program in the village of Balicevac 1,2 milion dinars will receive.

Sasa Jovanovic, the president of the municipality of Merosina, pointed out that the construction of a new kindergarten in Merosina is of exceptional importance, primarily because the accommodation capacities are increasing and the waiting lists of children in the kindergarten are being abolished.

In addition, we are replacing the almost ruined building of the preschool institution with a completely new one, which will provide children with better conditions for spending time in the kindergarten, and this will automatically provide better quality time spent there. The new kindergarten building will also bring easier working conditions for employees, which will now, with more enthusiasm, enable easier and better education for our children, “Jovanović pointed out.

The project of inclusive preschool education is being realized with the help of a World Bank loan. The total amount of the loan is 47 million euros. The goal of the Project is to improve the quality of the preschool system, with special emphasis on increasing the availability of preschool education for children from socially inclusive groups. The project mostly provides for the construction of new or extension of existing buildings in 35 local self-government units in Serbia.

In the kindergarten “Poletarac” Odzaci, last week were held a workshop with parents and children who have not yet been enrolled in kindergarten. After the parent meetings our goal was to introduce parents and children on the topic “Why children need to go to kindergarten”, to the kindergarten environment, as well as to the activities that are realized in it, with the tendency to enroll children in some of the forms of work in our institution.

The educators realized creative workshops and various sports activities. Different workshops that includes parents and children who still do not attend kindergarten were realized in the most populated places in our municipality. The number of parents present was 63, of which 6 fathers and 57 mothers, and the number of children present was 67.

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Today, the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of Serbia and the Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development Branko Ružić and the Mayor of the City of Loznica Vidoje Petrović laid the foundation stone for the construction of a kindergarten in Loznica, which will provide 270 new places for children. The value is almost 148 million dinars, and the works on the construction of the facility should be completed within 12 months.

Minister Ružić pointed out that the construction of kindergartens and the expansion of the capacity of PU “Bambi” is good news for parents in Loznica, because the waiting lists for kindergartens will be greatly reduced. Also, the preschool institution will relieve its capacities and existing groups, new jobs and better working conditions will be provided.

The Ministry provided funds for the kindergarten construction in Loznica as well as for courtyard design from a World Bank loan through the project of Inclusive Early Childhood Education and Care. This kindergarten is just one in a series that will be built under this Project. So far, three new kindergartens have been built in Doljevac, Zitoradja and Sremska Mitrovica, two are under construction in Krusevac, and by the end of the year, work will begin on the construction and extension of facilities in Prokuplje, Vladicin Han, Tutin, Smederevo, Sid and Novi Pazar.” said the minister.

He added that the Ministry, with the support of the Project and in cooperation with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, is carrying out minor adaptations and conversions of existing spaces in several cities, which will provide 100 new rooms for 2,500 children who will be included in the preschool program and education for the first time. According to the Minister, they are also working on improving the quality of the system of preschool education and professional development of employees in the preschool system, but also on strengthening partnerships between preschool institutions and local institutions in order to improve inclusive early childhood education and care.

The Minister pointed out that the capacities for the realization of preschool programs in Serbia have been increasing in recent years, because local self-governments, in accordance with their competencies, are investing in this area and building new kindergartens.

In order to achieve the strategic goals of the Ministry related to greater availability of various programs and forms of educational work with young children, providing support to families in achieving educational function, professionalization of educators and inclusive environment, it is necessary to further expand existing space and optimize the network of preschools. in accordance with the needs of children and families in specific local communities,” stated Minister Ruzic.

Vidoje Petrović, the mayor of Loznica, expressing satisfaction with the beginning of the construction of the new kindergarten, pointed out that the waiting lists for enrolment in kindergartens in Loznica will now be reduced.

We need a young, new impulse of life. I think that together we are on the best way to realize that.” Petrovic pointed out.

The project of inclusive preschool education is being realized with the help of a World Bank loan. The total amount of the loan is 47 million euros. The goal of the Project is to improve the quality of the preschool system, with special emphasis on increasing the availability of preschool education to children from socially vulnerable groups. The project mostly provides for the construction of new, or upgrading of existing kindergartens in 35 municipalities in Serbia.

After the new facility admitting about 85 children had been constructed in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Serbia, the kindgergarten in the Municipality of Svilajnac was also furnished, all within the Project of Inclusive Preschool Education and Care, implemented by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia in cooperation and partnership with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, and funded by the World Bank loan.

Thus 3 study rooms have been equipped in the village of Kushiljevo, and the number of included children is 85.

The rooms have been equipped so that they can accommodate two groups of children from 3 to 5.5 years of age and one group of preschoolers. Complete furniture and didactics for each room have been purchased in accordance with the New Education Framework. Also, in addition to furniture tailored to different age groups, furniture and equipment for younger children has also been purchased, in order to enable access to early education for all children on the territory of Kusiljevo.

The newly built facility contains three study rooms for children, a multifunctional hall, a kitchen, toilets, a room for educators and corridors. The gross area of the building is 542 square meters.

The facility was officially opened on September 1, 2021, and the children moved to new premises.

During 2018, the preschool institution managed to open 15 separate rural classes and in that way additionally keep families and children in the countryside.

In the previous four years, 120 babies were born in this village alone, which created the need to build a facility for preschool education, bearing in mind that the Central facility in Svilajnac did not have enough capacity.

The preschool institution “Children’s Joy” currently includes 533 children within 33 educational groups.

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