Pre-primary education in the Slovak Republic

Mgr. Marcela HanusováPhDr. Viera Hajdúková, PhD.

The 7th meeting of the network on early childhood education and care (ECEC): FINANCING ECEC SERVICES

3.3 Funding strategy – how to manage financial resources for ECEC

3.4 Other policy issues

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General information – kindergartens, teachers – status to 15th September 2009

Number of kindergartens

Number of classes

Number of children

Teachers, including directors

2 873 7 062 138 496 13 741

state 2 765

private 64

church 44

Full- day 6 744

Half-day 318

The full-day classes 133 508

The half-day classes 4 988

From it:

Assistant Teachers 58

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3.3 Funding strategy – how to manage financial resources for ECEC (1)June 2008 - Adoption of the new Law on Education and Training - Education Act

Kindergarten - part of the school system

Last year before the implementation of compulsory education - free, prior admission of 5-6 year old children, children with postponed compulsory school attendance and children with subsequently postponed compulsory school attendance

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3.3 Funding strategy – how to manage financial resources for ECEC (2)Pre-primary education - free of charge in other casesThe possibility of the founder of not requiring a fee of the child stay in kindergartenThe State, through the Ministry of Education, contributes to the education of children who have one year before the implementation of compulsory educationFunding of kindergarten children - through taxes - rate on children under three years; rate on children from three to six years Improving of the financial evaluation of teachers5

Other policy issuesPre-primary education - training program (two-level model of educational programs)The National Educational Programe ISCED 0 – pre-primary educationSchool educational programs of kindergartensAssessment of quality of education by the State School InspectionThe findings of the State School Inspection about the level of education, the conditions and management of kindergartensFocus: Shall the last year of kindergarten before the implementation of compulsory school attendance be compulsory? – political decision

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Thank you

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