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National & Local

Enrollment in Schools and Kindergartens – Through One System in 24 Municipalities

Lithuania is implementing a centralized application system for school and kindergarten enrollment across 24 municipalities for the 2026-2027 academic year.

Feb 27 • 07:45 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Reform in Riga's kindergartens aims to save up to 5 million euros

Riga's municipal leadership believes that reorganizing and reducing the number of kindergartens will allow for better teacher salaries and improved educational resources.

Feb 26 • 13:07 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Riga City Council Meeting Interrupted After 10 Hours of Work

The Riga City Council meeting was interrupted after deputies bickered over various issues, including the restructuring of educational institutions and the closing of kindergartens.

Feb 25 • 17:30 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Riga City Council decides to close and reorganize several schools and kindergartens

The Riga City Council has approved a plan to close and reorganize multiple educational institutions in the city by 2026.

Feb 25 • 17:24 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Kante: There are over five hundred available kindergarten places in Tallinn

Tallinn city council member Natalie Mets criticizes the city government's family policy, urging for funds to be directed toward building new kindergartens.

Feb 25 • 15:45 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Riga City Council refuses to evaluate collective submissions regarding the preservation of kindergartens

The Riga City Council rejected four collective submissions from residents requesting to preserve four kindergartens in the city.

Feb 25 • 14:43 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Riga will close 10 municipal kindergartens; the city council rejects residents' request to maintain 4 kindergartens

The Riga city council will close 10 kindergartens due to declining birth rates and parent complaints have been dismissed.

Feb 25 • 13:13 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Several schools and kindergartens to be closed and reorganized in Riga; city council rejects residents' requests to preserve 4 kindergartens

In Riga, the city council has announced the closure of 10 kindergartens due to a significant drop in the number of children.

Feb 25 • 13:13 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Several educational institutions will be closed and reorganized in Riga; the council rejects residents' requests to maintain 4 'kindergartens'

The Riga city council will close ten kindergartens due to a significant decline in child enrollment, rejecting community requests to save four of them.

Feb 25 • 13:13 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

Riga is preparing to close 10 municipal kindergartens; the council rejects residents' request to keep 4 "gardens"

The Riga municipality plans to close 10 kindergartens due to a significant decline in the number of children, amidst opposition claims that these decisions were made without their involvement.

Feb 25 • 13:13 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Ministry of Education: Electronic registrations for Kindergartens and Primary Schools start from March 2

From March 2, 2026, electronic registrations for public Kindergartens and Primary Schools in Greece will begin for the 2026-2027 school year, as announced by the Ministry of Education, Religions, and Sports.

Feb 25 • 09:29 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

Registrations for kindergartens and primary schools for 2026-2027 from March

Registrations for students in public kindergartens and primary schools in Greece for the 2026-2027 school year will take place from March 2 to 23, 2026, and will be conducted electronically.

Feb 25 • 08:49 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Kindergartens in the center of Warsaw are emptying. The city sounds the alarm

Warsaw's kindergartens are facing declining enrollment due to a drop in birth rates, prompting the city to call for greater parental support in choosing municipal facilities.

Feb 24 • 15:17 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Evaluation of collective complaints against the merger of Riga kindergartens

Latvian authorities will assess collective complaints regarding the proposed merger of several kindergartens in Riga.

Feb 23 • 15:29 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
National & Local

The State of First-Graders' Knowledge of the Latvian Language Varies. How Strictly Do Kindergartens Adhere to the Requirement to Work in Latvian

The article discusses variations in first-graders' knowledge of the Latvian language and how strictly kindergartens enforce language education standards.

Feb 20 • 04:32 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

The first 36 hours free in the city's kindergartens

The city has announced that the first 36 hours of kindergarten services will be free of charge for parents.

Feb 17 • 11:46 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Introduce the Reykjavik kindergarten issues

The article discusses the issues surrounding kindergartens in Reykjavik.

Feb 17 • 08:56 UTC
🇸🇰 Denník N
National & Local

The Race for Kindergartens Begins: Not All Children Have the Same Chance, Overcrowding Will Be in Eastern Regions and in Bratislava's Satellites

This article discusses the challenges parents face when enrolling their children in kindergartens in Slovakia amidst increasing demand and limited availability.

Feb 12 • 17:25 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Attendance at Kindergartens Decreased Due to Illness

Attendance at kindergartens in Latvia has decreased for the fourth consecutive week due to illness, according to the monitoring data from the Disease Prevention and Control Centre.

Feb 12 • 07:59 UTC
🇪🇪 ERR
National & Local

Madle Lippus: Tallinn's Budget and Crumbling Kindergartens

Madle Lippus discusses the challenges facing Tallinn's education network, including poor conditions of schools and kindergartens and a shortage of placements in areas experiencing rapid housing development.

Feb 10 • 07:50 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Previously convicted man carried out a series of thefts from kindergartens in Liepaja

A previously convicted man has been accused of multiple thefts from kindergartens in Liepaja, Latvia, after police investigations revealed a pattern of criminal activity.

Feb 9 • 14:53 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

Regarding thefts in kindergartens, a medical institution, and a store in Liepāja, a man is being charged.

A man in Liepāja is facing charges for multiple thefts, including in kindergartens and a medical facility, accumulating notable financial losses.

Feb 9 • 12:11 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

This is madness: thousands of Rīga residents sign petitions to save kindergartens from reform

Thousands of Rīga residents are signing petitions in response to plans that will close or reorganize numerous kindergartens, raising concerns about educational quality and childcare availability.

Feb 8 • 22:01 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Collected signatures against the closure of three Riga kindergartens

A petition has been launched in Riga against the closure of three kindergartens, collecting the required number of signatures for submission to the city council.

Feb 8 • 08:31 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Named schools and kindergartens in Riga affected by the upcoming reform

The Riga City Council has decided to merge or reorganize several schools and kindergartens for the 2026/2027 school year.

Feb 6 • 11:22 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
National & Local

The King of the Mountain and 'Wrestling Match' in Secret - Such 'Boys' Games' are Worrisome: Answer Our Small Survey

The article discusses concerns over rough play among children in schools and kindergartens, prompting a survey on the issue.

Feb 6 • 10:56 UTC
🇩🇰 DR Nyheder
National & Local

Schools and high schools across the country are closed due to snow

Due to heavy snowfall, multiple high schools are closed, and parents are advised to keep their children home from schools, kindergartens, and daycares, including Denmark's largest high school.

Feb 6 • 07:36 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

After maternity wards, it's time for kindergartens. Demographics are changing Poland

The decline in birth rates in Poland is leading to tangible consequences, with cities considering limiting the number of nurseries and kindergartens.

Feb 6 • 07:07 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Not only maternity wards. Kindergartens across Poland will also go under the knife

The article discusses the reasons behind the closure of kindergartens in Polish cities, influenced by demographic decline and various municipal responses to the situation.

Feb 6 • 03:30 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

State Secretary: In ten years, the number of children in kindergartens has increased by 27 thousand

State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Education, and Youth, Stipe Mamić, highlighted significant investments in preschool education over the past decade, noting an increase of over 27,000 children in kindergartens.

Feb 5 • 15:38 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
National & Local

Tower: Schools closed tomorrow due to bad weather

Due to dangerous weather conditions and infrastructure issues, all primary and secondary schools in Tower will be closed tomorrow, along with municipal kindergartens and K.D.A.P. centers, following the mayor's decision.

Feb 5 • 15:08 UTC
🇳🇴 NRK
National & Local

New commission will advise schools on reading

The Norwegian government has established a reading commission to provide clear guidance on how kindergartens and schools should improve reading skills among children and youth, following a decline in reading proficiency as indicated by international studies.

Feb 5 • 06:26 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Educators in Zagreb to Receive Salary Increase, Here's What They Agreed with Tomašević

Educators in Zagreb's kindergartens will see a salary base increase of 6.8% starting in January, alongside additional benefits negotiated with the union.

Feb 4 • 19:00 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Several schools and kindergartens in Riga will have to close, announces Kleinbergs

Due to changes in student numbers, several kindergartens and schools in Riga will be closed, as announced by the city's mayor Viesturs Kleinbergs.

Feb 4 • 06:50 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
Crime & Justice

Kindergarten cooks: 50% of experience recognized for public daycare centers... Human Rights Commission 'advises corrections'

The National Human Rights Commission of Korea recommended the Ministry of Education address discriminatory practices regarding the recognition of cooking experience when moving from kindergartens to public daycare centers.

Feb 4 • 03:24 UTC
🇳🇴 VG
National & Local

Kindergarten conflict in the Storting: – Breaks what we agreed on

Several political parties in Norway claim the government has violated a kindergarten agreement by restricting pension funding for private kindergartens, raising concerns over potential closures or reduced pension benefits for staff.

Feb 3 • 18:40 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

The Ministry of Education Tries to Reconcile Contradictions in School Documents. "An Idea Detached from Reality"

The Deputy Minister of Education, Katarzyna Lubnauer, announced a ban on all digital screen devices in kindergartens, despite prior government investments in new technologies.

Feb 3 • 07:49 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Is a revolution awaiting kindergartens? The Deputy Minister of Education revealed what "will be prohibited"

Katarzyna Lubnauer, the Deputy Minister of National Education, discussed the future of kindergartens in Poland, suggesting that caregivers should not use popular technology that exposes children to risks.

Jan 16 • 16:20 UTC
🇩🇪 taz
National & Local

Berlin Warning Strike in Public Service: Restrictions at Schools and Offices

A two-day warning strike in Berlin's public service is expected to disrupt services at kindergartens, schools, and government offices on Wednesday and Thursday as unions seek to apply pressure ahead of upcoming wage negotiations.

Jan 13 • 07:05 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Scabies cases confirmed in Dalmatia, citizens urged to be cautious

Scabies cases have been confirmed in Dubrovnik, prompting health authorities to warn citizens about the easy transmission of this infectious skin disease, particularly in schools and kindergartens.

Jan 12 • 17:06 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
National & Local

Florina: Schools closed tomorrow due to snow, the city in white

Schools in Florina will remain closed tomorrow due to heavy snowfall and adverse weather conditions, while kindergartens will remain open.

Jan 11 • 11:32 UTC
🇭🇷 Narod.hr
Crime & Justice

Walsh on the 'Somali Kindergartens' Affair: The Left and NGOs Participated in Mass Fraud

Matt Walsh discusses a major scandal involving Somali immigrants in Minnesota, where former Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz is accused of providing illegal migrants with free healthcare and driver's licenses.

Jan 9 • 20:30 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

A new children's group will open in Kynšperk nad Sokolovem in March. It will help with the full capacities of kindergartens

A new children's group is set to open in Kynšperk nad Sokolovem in March, aiming to alleviate the overcrowding issues in local kindergartens.

Jan 6 • 18:02 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Free Kindergartens in 50 Cities and Municipalities

The mayor of Pula, Peđa Grbin, has implemented a promise from his electoral campaign to provide free kindergarten placements for approximately 1,750 children in Pula starting January 2026.

Jan 3 • 12:40 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

Fewer children are being born. Kindergartens and elementary schools in the Pardubice region will feel the decline in the coming years

The decline in the birth rate is expected to impact kindergartens and elementary schools in the Pardubice region in the coming years.

Jan 2 • 21:25 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Zagreb continues intensive investment in kindergartens in 2026

The City of Zagreb plans to invest 317 million euros in early childhood education and preschool systems in 2026, more than doubling its budget from 2021 to ensure quality and accessible kindergarten services for all families in Zagreb.

Jan 2 • 11:31 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
World

Support from Croatia for 40 Kindergartens in BiH

Croatian Minister of Demography and Immigration Ivan Šipić distributed contracts worth 1.35 million euros in Mostar to improve preschool education conditions and support the Croatian community in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dec 30 • 06:38 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
National & Local

Pula introduces free kindergartens from the New Year

Starting January 1, 2024, Pula will fund monthly kindergarten fees for children in regular and special half-day programs for preschoolers with developmental difficulties.

Dec 29 • 10:54 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
Life & Tech

"My Concern is that Laissez-Faire Philosophy will Spill from Kindergartens into Elementary Schools"

Educational psychologist Marcus Hassel warns that Germany is completely squandering the opportunities of early childhood education, as the predominant needs-oriented upbringing of children encourages behavioral issues that have dire consequences in elementary schools.

Dec 28 • 10:53 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
World

Two skyscrapers in flames, thousands of buildings without heating, injuries reported in kindergartens and schools

Russia launched numerous missile and drone attacks on Ukraine overnight, targeting several regions and the capital Kyiv, resulting in at least 19 injuries and significant fires in two skyscrapers, according to Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko.

Dec 27 • 12:32 UTC

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