THE CITY OF VRANJE – 14 WORK ROOMS ARE FURNISHED IN PU “NASE DETE” – RASKA SETTLEMENT

As part of the project “Inclusive preschool education and Care” implemented by the Ministry of Education in partnership with the Novak Djokovic Foundation, another 14 workrooms in the territory of the city of Vranje were equipped with a loan from the World Bank.

Vranje is located in the extreme south of our country, and in addition to the Serbs who make up the majority of the population, there are many Roma, Bulgarians, Macedonians, and members of other ethnic groups. PU “Nase dete” has existed since the thirties of the last century and has been working hard on inclusion for years.

2285 children attend the institution, while almost 200 are on the waiting list. The number of children who were not registered for kindergarten is 2,440. When enrolling in kindergarten, the established priorities for enrollment are respected, so 35 children whose parents are beneficiaries of financial and social assistance were enrolled. 66 Roma children are enrolled in regular programs, while another 29 children out of a total of 368 in the city participate in various projects.

Since the need to expand the capacity of the institution and increase the number of children is great, the local self-government and the Ministry of Economy built a completely new facility with a large yard and all the accompanying rooms and facilities, while the Novak Djokovic Foundation, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, with a loan from the World Bank, through the project “Inclusive preschool education and care” allocated part of the funds and completely equipped all 14 workrooms.

The capacity of this facility is up to 234 children, which will greatly reduce the number of excluded children. The plan is to form groups for all ages in this facility (2nd younger nursery group, 2nd older nursery group, 5 mixed groups, and 5th group of preschoolers). All rooms are equipped following the needs of children, and educators and by the new basics of education.

In addition to the furniture that was chosen and adapted to each age group, the facility is also equipped with new toys, carpets, lazy bags, easels for painting, books, and the necessary didactic material.

Over 200 new children of all ages will be able to enroll in all 14 new groups on the territory of the city of Vranje, from the youngest nurseries to preschoolers.

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