CONSTRUCTION OF TWO NEW KINDERGARTENS IN SMEDEREVO AND SID ANNOUNCED

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 the World Bank, the signing of the contract announced the construction of two new kindergartens in Radinac near Smederevo and Sid.

Contracts signed by Serbia’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of education, science and technological development Branko Ruzic, Mayor of Smederevo Jovan Bec and Sid Municipality President Zoran Semenovic will provide 390 new places for children, 250 of them in Radinc near Smederevo and 140 in Sid.

The total value of the two investments is about 300m dinars, of which about 169m dinars will be allocated for a facility in Radinc near Smederevo, covering an area of about 1600 square metres, while about 131m dinars have been allocated for kindergarten in Sid and will cover an area greater than 1100 square metres.

Minister Ruzic reiterated that one of the ministry’s strategic goals is to increase capacity in preschool education and education institutions, and added that building new kindergartens, as well as raising the quality of education and care at all levels, meets the objectives of education policy. Ruzic stressed that support for the development and upbringing of children is extremely important for their further education.

The planned deadline for completion of these two facilities is one year.

The project “Inclusive preschool education and care”, works on expanding capacity and increasing the inclusion of children in preschool education and care, with an emphasis on children from sensitive social groups, through the construction of new and expanded and adaptation of existing preschool institutions, on raising the quality of preschool education and care through the introduction of new basics of the program, as well as improving the knowledge and skills of professional staff through mentoring support and training for about 12,000 educators. An important aspect of the programme is the inclusion of children from an early age, as well as sensitizing and educating parents on this issue.