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According to the newly adopted amendments to the Education Act, preschool education will be obligatory for 5-year-olds. Photo by BGNES
The Bulgarian Members of the Parliament have adopted at second reading amendments to the Education Act, which envision an obligatory pre-school education for 5-year-olds.
Parents will be able to decide where to enroll their children - in daycare centers or at schools. Both will be free of charge.
The amendments envision that children should begin pre-school education two years before they start first grade, but not before turning 5 years of age.
The MPs did not support the proposal of Lyutvi Mestan from the ethnic Turkish party DPS, who insisted that 5-year-olds receive priority enrollment over 6-year-olds.
In August, a postponement of the amendments has been considered because of the incapability of the municipalities to provide the required conditions for the implementation of pre-school education.
On Thursday, the MPs decided to grant a period of two years, in which to allow the municipalities to provide the needed conditions.
They also agreed on implementing higher sanctions for parents who do not enroll their children in school or kindergarten. From now on, the fines will range from BGN 100 to BGN 1000, instead of the existing BGN 20 to BGN 100. If a second violation occurs, the fine will be increased from BGN 250 to BGN 2500.
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