Kindergarten facilities opened in Almaty for children
In the heart of Kazakhstan, the city of Almaty is making significant strides in expanding preschool education opportunities for its young residents. The city government has set a bold goal: to ensure 100% coverage of children aged up to six years with preschool education and training by 2025.
The strategy is multifaceted, encompassing infrastructure expansion, staff development, and inclusive policies. A key part of this plan involves the return of the "Skazka" kindergarten building in the Auezov district, which will open a 14-group state kindergarten with 320 places in 2021.
Moreover, the development of an electronic menu and an automated system for monitoring children's skills and abilities is planned for the same year. This system will help in maintaining an electronic attendance register for children to prevent violations in the implementation of state educational orders.
The city has already seen the opening of four state preschool organizations with 670 places in Alatau, Almaly, Turkestan, and Bostandyk districts in 2020. Over the past three years, 10 state kindergartens with 1950 places have been built in Almaty, as reported by Aisulu Botayeva, the Deputy Head of the Education Department of Almaty.
The expansion of preschool education in Almaty also includes the creation of conditions for the opening of private preschool institutions. Over the past three years, 380 private preschool organizations with 9368 places have been established in the city. Within the framework of public-private partnership, 31 private preschool organizations with 1751 places operate in the city.
The electronic system balabaqsha.open-almaty.kz is used to obtain a referral to a state kindergarten. This system is part of the city's digitalization efforts, which aim to improve access and quality to education.
The issue of the shortage of places in preschool institutions is being resolved through phased systemic measures. In 2020, the coverage of children aged one to six years with preschool education was 63.5%, and among children aged three to six years, it was 89.4%.
These efforts are supported by partnerships with organizations like UNICEF, which has been actively involved in partnerships with Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Education and other bodies to support capacity building, policy formation, and inclusive education initiatives that strengthen early child development and preschool education systems.
For the most up-to-date details on Almaty city’s preschool education expansion steps, consulting the official site or city education department releases would be advisable. The provided search results do not contain that level of granularity.
In the strategic plan for education-and-self-development in Almaty, learning opportunities are extended to young residents through the growth of preschool institutions. Part of this plan includes building new state kindergartens, such as the restored "Skazka" kindergarten set to open in 2021, and the development of an electronic system to monitor children's skills and attendance, scheduled for the same year.
