While on holiday in Croatia recently, I was lucky enough to be invited to visit a kindergarten in Zagreb. I can never resist the opportunity to see inside another nursery and, having visited kindergartens in Holland and Belgium, I am particularly interested in the European approach to early years.
Childcare and education
Pre-school education is an integral part of the educational system in Croatia, and includes children up to the end of their sixth year, when they enrol in primary school. The kindergarten also usually includes provision for nought to three-year-olds. There is no legal requirement for parents to send their children to school before the age of seven, although they are encouraged to make use of the kindergarten before the child becomes school age.
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