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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 26 MARCH, 2009

NUMBER: 8.1.8.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL
EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

 

At the beginning of the 2008/2009 school year, there were 1 325 reporting units implementing preschool education and care programmes,
1 210 kindergartens and 115 other legal entities (basic schools, playrooms in libraries or other institutions or organisations).

 

The total number of children covered by any preschool education and care programmes was 116 382, out of which 55 497 were girls (47.7%). There were 103 847 children covered by a regular programme, 11 745 by a preschool programme and 790 by a shorter programme.

 

Out of the total number of kindergartens, 253 were self-contained kindergartens, that is, without departments, 221 of them included departments, while the number of departments amounted to 736.

 

As compared to the previous year, the total number of kindergartens increased by 2.9% and the total number of children in kindergartens by 2.4%.

 

In the 2007/2008 school year, the preschool programme covered 11 745 children who did not attended a regular preschool programme, which was by 7.9% less, as compared to the previous year.

 

 

1.   KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF
      2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

Founder

Total

Kindergartens

Other legal entities

Self-contained

With
departments

Departments

Basic
 schools

Playrooms
in libraries

Other
institutions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 325

253

221

736

102

4

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

30

2

6

17

5

-

-

Local government and
self-government units

1 027

134

170

629

85

4

5

Other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private)

218

108

32

63

12

-

3

Religious communities

50

9

13

27

-

-

1

 

 

 

2.   CHILDREN, BY TYPE OF PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME AND BY SEX, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

Founder

Total

In regular
programmes

In preschool
 institutions1)

In shorter
 programmes

All

Girls

All

Girls

All

Girls

All

Girls

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

116 382

55 497

103 847

49 445

11 745

5 623

790

429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

3 330

1 635

3 173

1 553

157

82

-

-

Local government and
self-government units

97 556

46 494

86 637

41 203

10 387

4 984

532

307

Other domestic legal entities and natural
persons (private)

12 499

5 928

11 086

5 271

1 156

536

257

121

Religious communities

2 997

1 440

2 951

1 418

45

21

1

1

 

1)    Figures refer to a preschool programme conducted in the 2007/2008 school year.

 

 

3.   CHILDREN, BY SEX AND BY TIME SPENT DAILY IN PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

Founder

Children

Time spent daily in
preschool programmes, hours

Percentage of children by time spent
 in preschool programmes, hours

All

Girls

Less
 than 5

5 – 8

8 and
 more

Less
 than 5

5 – 8

8 and
 more

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

116 382

55 497

15 163

19 072

82 147

13,02

16,38

70,58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

3 330

1 635

177

230

2 923

5,31

6,9

87,77

Local government and
self-government units

97 556

46 494

13 133

15 646

68 777

13,46

16,03

70,50

Other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private)

12 499

5 928

1 749

2 711

8 039

13,99

21,68

64,31

Religious communities

2 997

1 440

104

485

2 408

3,47

16,18

80,34

 

 

4.   PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
      PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

 

 

Persons in
employment

Teachers and
kindergarten
teachers

Nurses,
health workers

Education
professionals

Psychologists, special education teachers

Administrative
 staff

Other staff

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

Total

15 237

14 632

9 054

8 997

596

594

287

282

336

326

750

678

4 214

3 755

Working full-time

14 396

13 835

8 768

8 719

526

524

204

203

276

267

676

613

3 946

3 509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kindergartens

Total

14 901

14 308

8 798

8 744

591

589

281

277

325

316

734

665

4 172

3 717

Working full-time

14 239

13 683

8 657

8 609

522

520

202

201

268

260

669

607

3 921

3 486

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preschool institutions1

Total

137

135

137

135

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Working full-time

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other legal entities

Total

199

189

119

118

5

5

6

5

11

10

16

13

42

38

Working full-time

157

152

111

110

4

4

2

2

8

7

7

6

25

23

 

 

1)    Figures refer to a preschool programme conducted in the 2007/2008 school year.

 

5.   PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT IN KINDERGARTENS, BY EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT AND SEX, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009
      SCHOOL YEAR

Founder

Persons in
 employment

Kindergarten
 teachers

Nurses,
health workers

Professional
assistants

Administrative staff

Other
staff

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

All

14 901

14 308

8 659

8 613

591

745

734

4 172

 

High

887

851

87

85

17

654

107

22

 

Higher

8 232

8 161

7 695

7 653

172

81

223

61

 

Secondary

3 788

3 344

875

873

402

7

404

2 100

 

Basic

1 994

1 952

2

2

-

3

-

1 989

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

All

528

500

285

283

32

27

25

159

 

High

33

31

3

3

-

26

3

1

 

Higher

229

227

214

212

5

1

8

1

 

Secondary

169

145

68

68

27

-

14

60

 

Basic

97

97

-

-

-

-

-

97

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local government and
self-government units

All

12 444

11 940

7 176

7 143

499

532

617

3 620

 

High

637

613

58

57

3

475

86

15

 

Higher

6 809

6 754

6 371

6 340

143

54

194

47

 

Secondary

3 200

2 807

747

746

353

3

337

1 760

 

Basic

1 798

1 766

-

-

-

-

-

1 798

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other domestic legal
entities and natural persons

All

1 526

1 472

958

947

46

139

75

308

 

High

164

155

18

17

13

114

16

3

 

Higher

966

954

900

891

18

23

15

10

 

Secondary

316

291

40

39

15

2

44

215

 

Basic

80

72

-

-

-

-

-

80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religious communities

All

403

396

240

240

14

47

17

85

 

High

53

52

8

8

1

39

2

3

 

Higher

228

226

210

210

6

3

6

3

 

Secondary

103

101

20

20

7

2

9

65

 

Basic

19

17

2

2

-

3

-

14

 

6.   KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL
      PROGRAMMES, CHILDREN BY AGE, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

 

Kindergartens

Other legal entities

Children’s age

Persons in employment

All

Up to
3 years

3 – 5

5 – 7
and older

All

Out of that

Kindergarten teachers
 and teachers

Nurses,
health
workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Republic of Croatia

1 210

115

116 382

20 866

43 090

52 426

15 237

9 054

596

        State-owned

958

99

100 886

17 743

37 074

46 069

13 260

7 764

536

        Private

203

15

12 499

2 557

4 752

5 190

1 567

1 026

46

        Established by religious communities

49

1

2 997

566

1 264

1 167

410

264

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zagreb

70

5

8 849

1 806

3 085

3 958

1 048

632

34

        State-owned

52

5

7 573

1 478

2 625

3 470

896

527

33

        Private

15

-

1 142

277

418

447

135

95

-

        Established by religious communities

3

-

134

51

42

41

17

10

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Krapina-Zagorje

15

11

2 764

358

714

1 692

265

171

8

        State-owned

14

11

2 645

322

664

1 659

252

161

7

        Private

1

-

119

36

50

33

13

10

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Sisak-Moslavina

26

2

3 528

555

1 141

1 832

468

267

19

        State-owned

25

2

3 459

555

1 119

1 785

459

263

19

        Private

1

-

69

-

22

47

9

4

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Karlovac

17

4

2 488

411

774

1 303

252

163

7

        State-owned

16

4

2 388

401

745

1 242

248

159

7

        Private

1

0

100

10

29

61

4

4

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Varaždin

37

5

4 813

801

1 501

2 511

451

311

8

        State-owned

18

4

2 726

433

811

1 482

269

178

5

        Private

19

1

2 087

368

690

1 029

182

133

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Koprivnica-Križevci

27

2

2 491

393

912

1 186

286

171

13

        State-owned

23

2

2 188

372

770

1 046

245

147

13

        Private

2

-

204

6

93

105

29

16

-

        Established by religious communities

2

-

99

15

49

35

12

8

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Bjelovar-Bilogora

22

8

2 446

456

682

1 308

285

170

18

        State-owned

17

8

1 955

361

531

1 063

227

133

17

        Private

5

-

491

95

151

245

58

37

1

 

6.   KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL
      PROGRAMMES, CHILDREN BY AGE, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

 (continued)

 

Kindergartens

Other legal entities

Children’s age

Persons in employment

All

Up to
3 years

3 – 5

5 – 7
and older

All

Out of that

Kindergarten teachers
 and teachers

Nurses,
health
workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Primorje-Gorski kotar

101

6

7 656

1 17

3 113

3 326

1 019

653

55

        State-owned

82

6

6 741

1 098

2 701

2 942

901

570

55

        Private

14

-

726

83

327

316

88

63

-

        Established by religious communities

5

-

189

36

85

68

30

20

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Lika-Senj

11

-

915

117

419

379

121

73

2

        State-owned

11

-

915

117

419

379

121

73

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Virovitica-Podravina

6

2

1 394

172

436

786

147

90

7

        State-owned

6

2

1 394

172

436

786

147

90

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Požega-Slavonia

13

2

1 399

178

388

833

139

89

6

        State-owned

11

2

1 178

127

312

739

115

70

6

        Private

1

-

108

18

43

47

9

8

-

        Established by religious communities

1

-

113

33

33

47

15

11

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Slavonski Brod-Posavina

17

11

2 159

259

536

1 364

223

124

12

        State-owned

16

10

2 038

259

466

1 313

201

111

11

        Private

0

1

35

-

30

5

4

3

-

        Established by religious communities

1

-

86

-

40

46

18

10

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Zadar

54

1

3 903

364

1 430

2 109

406

245

5

        State-owned

42

1

3 390

326

1 190

1 874

362

214

4

        Private

11

-

475

38

220

217

40

28

1

        Established by religious communities

1

-

38

-

20

18

4

3

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Osijek-Baranja

71

23

6 264

762

2 090

3 412

701

458

23

        State-owned

59

23

5 725

667

1 896

3 162

615

407

16

        Private

10

-

404

62

142

200

65

36

6

        Established by religious communities

2

-

135

33

52

50

21

15

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Šibenik-Knin

44

-

2 661

348

1 085

1 228

357

216

4

        State-owned

31

-

1 929

253

811

865

277

165

4

        Private

11

-

640

92

247

301

68

44

-

        Established by religious communities

2

-

92

3

27

62

12

7

-

 

6.   KINDERGARTENS AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES IMPLEMENTING PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND PRESCHOOL
      PROGRAMMES, CHILDREN BY AGE, PERSONS IN EMPLOYMENT BY COUNTIES, BEGINNING OF 2008/2009 SCHOOL YEAR

 (continued)

 

Kindergartens

Other legal entities

Children’s age

Persons in employment

All

Up to
3 years

3 – 5

5 – 7
and older

All

Out of that

Kindergarten teachers
 and teachers

Nurses,
health
workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Vukovar-Sirmium

34

2

3 112

554

1 059

1 499

352

224

10

        State-owned

25

2

2 485

413

807

1 265

273

167

7

        Private

6

-

385

69

139

177

41

32

-

        Established by religious communities

3

-

242

72

113

57

38

25

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Split-Dalmatia

203

13

13 478

1 358

5 572

6 548

1 748

935

69

        State-owned

164

2

10 997

1 014

4 474

5 509

1 385

730

44

        Private

30

11

1 808

309

789

710

292

158

22

        Established by religious communities

9

-

673

35

309

329

71

47

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Istria

121

7

6 453

1 381

2 661

2 411

1 062

629

24

        State-owned

92

6

5 410

1 024

2 263

2 123

899

517

19

        Private

28

1

1002

331

384

287

156

107

5

        Established by religious communities

1

-

41

26

14

1

7

5

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Dubrovnik-Neretva

42

1

3 295

581

1 361

1 353

423

254

21

        State-owned

38

1

3 175

547

1 314

1 314

409

247

18

        Private

2

-

37

20

7

10

5

3

1

        Established by religious communities

2

-

83

14

40

29

9

4

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

County of Međimurje

49

5

3 430

446

1 091

1 893

380

247

15

        State-owned

28

5

2 351

222

758

1 371

260

164

11

        Private

19

-

1 018

197

315

506

115

79

3

        Established by religious communities

2

-

61

27

18

16

5

4

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

City of Zagreb

230

5

32 884

8 349

13 040

11 495

5 104

2 932

236

        State-owned

188

3

30 224

7 582

11 962

10 680

4 699

2 671

231

        Private

27

1

1 649

546

656

447

254

166

3

        Established by religious communities

15

1

1 011

221

422

368

151

95

2

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Sources and methods of data collection

 

Data are the result of statistical data processing collected through the Annual Report on Kindergartens and Other Legal Entities Implementing Preschool Education Programmes (DV-PO form) from self-contained kindergartens, kindergartens with departments, departments and other legal entities (basic schools, playrooms in libraries and other health, social, sports and cultural institutions and organizations implementing preschool education programmes) in the Republic of Croatia active in the 2008/2009 school year, and refer to 31 October 2008.

 

Coverage and comparability

 

The statistical survey covers all kindergartens and other legal entities implementing preschool education and care programmes on the territory of the Republic of Croatia. The Data are comparable to the data from previous years relating to kindergartens. The coverage for 2004/2005 has been expanded on other legal entities other legal entities implementing preschool education programmes. Data on the preschool programme refers to the 2007/2008 school year.

 

Definitions

 

Preschool education and care programmes intended for preschool children are implemented in nursery and kindergarten groups in kindergarten, irrespective of the founder, and can be classified as follows: regular programmes, preschool programme and shorter programmes.

 

Preschool education programmes (not kindergartens) in other legal entities are realised in basic schools, in health institutions caring for children with developmental difficulties, in social institutions caring for children with developmental difficulties; as playrooms in libraries, shorter programmes in cultural institutions and shorter programmes in different organisations.

 

All preschool education programmes must be verified by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and realised as constitutional units of the legal entities in question and fulfil all conditions required for work with preschool children.

 

Kindergartens are public institutions that provide preschool education as a public service. Kindergarten can be established by the Republic of Croatia and local government units (state-owned kindergarten), religious communities (kindergartens established by religious communities) and other domestic legal entities and natural persons (private kindergartens).

 

Departments are dislocated parts of a central kindergarten, which include one or more education groups, established by kindergartens as required.

 

Preschool upbringing in kindergartens covers children of 6 months of age until school age.

 

Preschool education conducted in kindergartens and other legal entities for children over 3 years of age in the Republic of Croatia corresponds to the level 0 of NSKO and ISCED 97.

 

Professional assistants are education professional, psychologist, special education teacher, foreign language teacher, music teacher, art teacher, dance teacher etc.

 

Preschool programme provides for children aged 6 who don't attend a regular preschool education programme, as a preparation for school.

 

Organization and activity in kindergartens is based on the Act on Preschool Education (NN, No.10/97).

 

Territorial constitution

 

Data on counties are presented according to the Act on the Territories of Counties, Towns and Municipalities in the Republic of Croatia (NN, No. 86/06), situation as on 31 December 2008.

 

Abbreviations

 

ISCED 97     International Standard Classification of Education, version 1997

NN                 Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

NSKO            Nacionalna standardna klasifikacija obrazovanja (national version of ISCED 97)

 

Symbols

 

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