Kindergarten
Kindergartens in Norway are pedagogical institutions providing early childhood education and care for children aged 0-5 years. Children start compulsory school the year they turn six.
Admission to places
The entitlement to a place in a kindergarten applies to children who turn one year old no later than the end of October in the year that they apply for a place. Children born after October will be entitled to a place in the following year.
Competency in kindergarten
The professional and personal competencies of its staff are a kindergarten’s most important resource.
Early Childhood Education and Care
Efforts to create the inclusive knowledge society must start early, and the government prioritises to lift the quality in the kindergarten sector.All children shall experience a safe environment for play, development and learning in good quality kindergartens with enough staff with good expertise.
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- Minister of Education and Integration’s introduction to press conference on Covid-19 situation Speech/statement 23/02/2021
- Back to yellow level for all lower and upper secondary schools Press release 21/01/2021
- Red level for all lower and upper secondary schools in Norway Press release 03/01/2021
- Statsbudsjettet 2018: Educating people for the future Press release 12/10/2017
- Enhancing kindergarten efforts relating to diversity and the youngest children Press release 15/11/2016
- Education and reorientation Press release 06/10/2016
- Promoting Gender Equality in Research Organizations Speech/statement 28/11/2013
Documents
Kindergarten Act
Kindergartens shall provide children under compulsory school age with good opportunities for development and activity in close understanding and collaboration with the children's homes.
OECD – Thematic Review of Early Education and Care Policy in Norway 2015
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has performed a review of Norway's Early Education and Care (ECEC) policy, and the analysis and recommendations were published in June 2015 in the report "Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Review NORWAY"
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Contact
Department for Schools and Kindergartens
E-mail: postmottak@kd.dep.no
Phone: +47 22 24 22 47
Address: Postboks 8119 Dep, 0032 Oslo
Visitor address: Kirkegata 18, Oslo