2025
Modernisation of preschool education
In March 2025, the Ministry of Education sent for public consultation the draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih). The main objectives of the draft act are twofold: to address the shortcomings of the current regulation, which have become apparent in practice, and to ensure the conditions for quality preschool education in the Republic of Slovenia. The amendments concern, among other things, the financing of private kindergartens, the compulsory inclusion of Roma children in kindergartens, shorter programmes for preschool children, changes to the organisation of work of classes and units during school holidays, and the work obligation of a preschool teacher for early treatment.
Financing private kindergartens
The draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (Predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih) provides that municipalities will now finance private kindergartens only on the basis of a concession, which may also be granted for programmes based on specific pedagogical principles and for private kindergartens' own programmes adopted by their founders. The current regulation provides for two models of financing private kindergartens, namely on the basis of a concession granted by the municipality (Articles 73 to 77 of Organisation and Financing of Education Act) and on the basis of Article 34 of the Kindergarten Act, which defines the conditions under which a private kindergarten is entitled to receive funding from municipal budgets amounting to 85% of the funds per child enrolled that the municipality would otherwise have provided for the child had they been enrolled in a public kindergarten.
The proposed amendment thus establishes only one model for financing private kindergartens, i.e. the granting of a concession. The solution introduces into the system the power of the municipality to decide, according to its own needs to ensure a sufficient number of free places in kindergartens, to grant a concession to a private kindergarten.
The concession period is also set at a minimum of ten years. Since in practice private kindergartens with a concession receive different levels of funding, the new provision stipulates that the municipality is obliged to provide the same level of funding to a private kindergarten with a concession as it does to a public kindergarten; i.e. if it sets a lower price than the one proposed by the private kindergarten, the municipality is also obliged to provide the private kindergarten with funds equal to the difference up to the proposed price, as well as any costs that are not taken into account in the calculation of the programme's price and that are in accordance with the methodology adopted by the Minister.
New Kindergarten Curriculum
In February 2025, Council of the Republic of Slovenia for general education adopted the Kindergarten Curriculum and the Kindergarten Curriculum in an adapted programme for preschool children with special needs (Kurikulum za vrtce in Kurikulum za vrtce v prilagojenem programu za predšolske otroke s posebnimi potrebami). These two documents represent the first officially approved documents in the framework of the curriculum modernisation of the education system.
The Kindergarten Curriculum (2025) builds on the foundations of the previous curriculum from 1999. The revision was necessitated by rapid social change, new knowledge on child development and international recommendations for quality preschool education. The main innovations in the Kindergarten Curriculum include a modern conceptual framework based on early childhood learning, play as a key means of development and increased parental involvement, a modernisation of the physical activity domain, with an emphasis on promoting motor development and the inclusion of risky plays to build children's self-confidence and independence. The renewed plan also provides for greater individualisation and differentiation, taking into account the diversity of children and their developmental and learning needs. Important innovations are also provided in the area of support for the inclusion of children from different cultural and social backgrounds, ensuring greater equity in early education.
The Kindergarten Curriculum in an adapted programme for preschool children with special needs has also been revised and is an upgrade of the previous version of 2006. The document is used together with the Kindergarten Curriculum (2025) and includes adaptations for children with special needs.
Its key features are specific special educational recommendations for working with children with developmental delays, physical or cognitive disabilities, communication difficulties, long-term illnesses, and individualised approaches to working with children according to their specific needs. The focus is on the development of communication skills, social interaction and the expression of emotions, as well as on additional support for professionals working in classes with adapted programme.
Entry of private kindergartens in the register of programmes with public validity
In February 2025, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a draft Act amending Organisation and Financing of Education Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o organizaciji in financiranju vzgoje in izobraževanja). The amendments concern, among other things, the introduction of institutional self-evaluation in kindergartens and schools, entry in the register of private kindergartens running programmes according to special pedagogical principles, innovations in the procedure for appointing and dismissing the head of a kindergarten or school, and changes to the powers of the council of a public kindergarten or school.
The draft law stipulates, among other things, that a private kindergarten or school running a programme based on special pedagogical principles must provide teaching staff in accordance with a programme that has obtained public validity under the Organisation and Financing of Education Act (until now, it had to be accompanied by a certificate from the relevant international association of schools or kindergartens guaranteeing that a particular kindergarten or school operates according to special pedagogical principles); if the conditions for the equipment are laid down in the programme, the kindergarten must provide the equipment in accordance with the programme or, failing that, must provide it in accordance with the regulations governing equipment in a public kindergarten or school. For more on the other proposed changes, see National reforms in school education.
Modernisation of school inspection
In January 2025, the Ministry of Education published a draft School Inspection Act (predlog Zakona o šolski inšpekciji). The draft law introduces several new features in the operation of school inspectorates. The main innovations are the introduction of systemic inspections and the provision of expert assistance. See National reforms in school education.
Other policy developments
Inclusion of Roma children in education
With the draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih), which was sent for public consultation by the Ministry of Education in March, the Ministry aims, among other things, to ensure the inclusion of children from Roma settlements in kindergartens who have not yet attended kindergarten one year prior to their compulsory entry into basic school. The proposed amendment obliges kindergartens and municipalities to promote the inclusion in kindergartens of children belonging to the Roma community living in Roma settlements. The municipality will, on the basis of data on the number of preschool children living in Roma settlements, designate for each school year a kindergarten which, for children who will have reached the age of 5 by the end of the calendar year and who are not enrolled in a kindergarten on 30 April of the current year, will organise a shorter programme of 240 hours per year in the following school year. The proposal also stipulates that if the parents do not enroll the child in any of the kindergarten programmes, the competent municipal authority shall inform the competent social work centre. The draft law thus follows the Baselines for the preparation of draft laws on Roma issues (Izhodišča za pripravo predlogov zakonov glede romske tematike) adopted by the Government in December 2024.
In February 2025, the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities published a Call for Proposals to co-finance a network of multi-purpose Roma+ centres (Javni razpis za sofinanciranje mreže večnamenskih romskih centrov+). See National reforms in school education.
Inclusion of a child in kindergarten on the basis of an opinion of the Centre for Social Work
The proposed provision of the draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih) also redefines the inclusion of a child in kindergarten on the basis of an opinion of the Centre for Social Work (CSD). The CSD, which, in the course of the family treatment procedure in accordance with the regulations governing social security or the situation of the family, may issue an opinion that the parents shall include the child, who will turn 6 years of age in the next school year, in kindergarten. Failure to comply with the CSD's opinion or irregular attendance at kindergarten constitutes a threat to the exercise of the child's right to education in terms of ensuring equal opportunities and opportunities for learning with those of their peers, which is why the draft law stipulates that the kindergarten informs the CSD that the parents have not enrolled the child in kindergarten or that the child is not attending kindergarten. The CSD takes action in the course of the family treatment procedure in accordance with the law regulating family relations (Article 180 of the Family Code). The provision is introduced in the law in order to establish a system for the timely inclusion of children from vulnerable groups or with special educational needs in kindergarten, including, as a last resort, the possibility of including them, on the basis of an opinion of the CSD, in at least a shorter programme of 240 hours per year for one year before they start school.
Enrolling or withdrawing a child from a kindergarten in cases of violence
The draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih) newly stipulates that if a parent moves away with a child because of domestic violence, such parent may enrol the child in kindergarten or withdraw the child from kindergarten without the consent of the parent who is the perpetrator of the violence. In this case, the kindergarten will enrol or withdraw the child on the basis of a written statement, which demonstrates the circumstances of the domestic violence and which is issued by the institution which is aware of and deals with the family. Due to the increasing number of cases of domestic violence, where one parent and the child move out of the shared home, e.g. to a safe house or a maternity home in another place, the child cannot be enrolled in a new kindergarten under the current regime, as the parent who is the perpetrator of the violence does not usually agree to the removal from or transfer to the new kindergarten. This situation is not in the best interest of the child, who is already affected by the situation in the family, and it is all the more urgent that they be included in the kindergarten. Therefore, the draft law establishes a legal basis in these cases where only one parent can decide on the enrolment and withdrawal of a child from kindergarten, without the consent of the other parent who is the perpetrator of the violence.
The Annual Kindergarten Work Plan
The proposed draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih) also affects the Annual Kindergarten Work Plan (LDN), which will now include changes to the organisation of work of classes and units during school holidays, the possible closure of individual units and the designation of on-call units, the implementation of enrichment and educational activities, the implementation of activities for children who are not enrolled in kindergarten, a plan for ensuring a safe and stimulating educational environment, and the training of staff in this context. In practice, kindergartens also encounter various situations in which they change the organisation of work of classes and units during school holidays by merging classes or even closing units due to a reduction in the number of children. The proposed amendment also defines these possibilities in the LDN.
Charges in case of unreported absence of the child
The draft Act amending the Kindergarten Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o vrtcih) provides, among other things, that a kindergarten may charge parents for individual costs for days when parents did not notify or announce the absence of their child to the kindergarten in accordance with the rules and the kindergarten incurred unnecessary expenses for staffing and for purchased food. The founding municipality of the kindergarten shall adopt an act setting the amount of the individual expenses to be charged to parents as eligible costs. It is observed that parents who have free kindergarten do not take into account the kindergarten's requests to inform the kindergarten in the event of their child's planned absence (e.g. holidays, vacations, etc.). By failing to report children's absence, parents are causing unnecessary damage to the kindergarten by overstocking the food and unnecessary presence of staff who could otherwise be taking their annual leave. The draft law therefore provides a legal basis for kindergartens, together with their founding municipalities, to adopt appropriate decisions allowing them to charge parents who receive free kindergarten for specific costs in such cases.
Work load of the preschool teacher for early treatment
The proposed amendments to the Kindergarten Act (predlog sprememb Zakona o vrtcih) also redefine the work obligation of the preschool teacher for early treatment, both in terms of content and in terms of direct work with children, which consists of providing additional professional assistance to children and preventive work with children with risk factors.
Financing of short-programme classes in kindergartens
The proposed amendments to the Kindergarten Act (predlog sprememb Zakona o vrtcih) also define a specific type of short-term programme for preschool children of 240 hours. These are for children who will be 5 years old by the end of the calendar year and are not enrolled in kindergarten. The programme is financed from the state budget and is free of charge for parents. This programme was already introduced by the amendment to the Kindergarten Act (novela Zakona o vrtcih) in October 2017.
In October 2024, the Ministry also published a call for tenders for funding short-term kindergarten classes for the 2024/25 school year (javni razpis za financiranje oddelkov krajših programov v vrtcih v šolskem letu 2024/25). The Ministry is providing funding of €150,000 for short-term kindergarten classes for the 2024/25 school year. The call for tenders is aimed at public kindergartens organising a short-term kindergarten classes of 240 hours for children who have not yet been enrolled in a kindergarten and who will turn 5 by the end of the calendar year.
Strengthening Competences for Sustainable Development and Financial Literacy
In February 2025, the Ministry of Education launched the Call for Proposals "Experimental and Pilot Projects - Developing and Strengthening Competences for Sustainable Development and Financial Literacy" (Javni razpis »Eksperimentalni in pilotni projekti – Razvoj in krepitev kompetenc za trajnostni razvoj in finančno pismenost«). See National reforms in school education.
Incentives for professional development of education staff
In March 2025, within the framework of the Public Call for Study Aids for Subsidising Tuition Fees for Further Education of Education Staff in the 2024/25 academic year (Javni razpis študijskih pomoči za subvencioniranje šolnin za nadaljnje izobraževanje strokovnih delavcev v študijskem letu 2024/25), the Ministry awarded subsidised tuition fees. See National reforms in school education.
In February 2025, the Ministry of Education published an invitation to apply for co-funding of the professional development programmes for the 2025/2026 school year (Javni razpis za izbor in sofinanciranje programov profesionalnega usposabljanja za šolsko leto 2025/26). See Chapter 14.2.
Actions to reduce the shortage of education staff
In February 2025, the Ministry of Education prepared a draft Rules amending the Rules on traineeship of Education Staff (predlog Pravilnika o spremembi Pravilnika o pripravništvu strokovnih delavcev na področju vzgoje in izobraževanja). See National reforms in school education.
In September and October 2024, the Ministry of Education amended the previously published Public Call for Applications for Scholarships to Students of Pedagogical Study Programmes in the 2024/2025 academic year (Javni razpis za dodelitev štipendij študentom pedagoških študijskih programov v študijskem letu 2024/2025). In November 2024 and January 2025, scholarships were awarded on this basis. See National reforms in school education.
In January 2025, the Regulation on the qualifications of preschool teachers and other professionals in preschool and adapted programmes for preschool children with special needs (Pravilnik o izobrazbi vzgojiteljev predšolskih otrok in drugih strokovnih delavcev v programih za predšolske otroke in v prilagojenih programih za predšolske otroke s posebnimi potrebami) was published in the Official Gazette. A substantial part of the new developments is due to programme extensions and modernisation of educational programmes, which also requires regulation from the point of view of professionals and the conditions they have to fulfil. This includes the r
Provision of ICT equipment for educational institutions
In February 2025, the Ministry published a Call for Proposals for the provision of ICT equipment to educational institutions (Poziv k oddaji potreb vzgojno-izobraževalnih zavodov za dodelitev opreme informacijsko-komunikacijske tehnologije). See National reforms in school education.
Supporting deafblind people in education
In December 2024 and again in March 2025, the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities sent a draft Act on the Use of the Language of the Deafblind (predlog Zakona o uporabi jezika gluhoslepih)for inter-ministerial coordination. See National reforms in school education.
2024
Modernisation of preschool education
Inclusion of Roma children in education
In September 2024, the National Assembly adopted a Recommendation to the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the effectiveness of the treatment of Roma issues (Priporočilo Vladi Republike Slovenije v zvezi z učinkovitostjo obravnave romske problematike) in which it recommends that the Government develop systemic solutions and measures, including amending the legislation so that subsidies for children not attending kindergartens are only available to beneficiaries who are unable to enrol their child in the preschool education process due to a lack of places or the non-existence of places in public kindergartens.
In December 2024, the Slovenian government adopted the Baselines for the preparation of draft laws on Roma issues (Izhodišča za pripravo predlogov zakonov glede romske tematike). The draft laws address key challenges facing the Roma community and include measures in the areas of education, employment, housing and strengthening cooperation between key stakeholders. The measures envisaged in the field of education include the inclusion of Roma children in the preschool education system in the year before they enter compulsory basic education, additional support for their inclusion into the basic education system through the teaching of the Slovenian language and more consistent measures to ensure attendance at classes.
Planned amendments to the Kindergarten Act:
- Inclusion of Roma children into the preschool education system who were not yet enrolled in the year before compulsory entry into basic school;
- collection of data on the basis of ethnicity to enable the exercise of the right to education; and
- the implementation of responsible parenthood in terms of ensuring equal opportunities and guaranteed rights for members of the Roma community.
Furthermore, with the Parental Care and Family Benefits Act the deletion of a provision increasing child benefit by 20% is also envisaged if a preschool child under the age of four does not attend kindergarten. Currently, for a preschool child under the age of four who is not enrolled in preschool education in accordance with the regulations governing kindergartens, the individual amount of the child allowance is increased by 20 per cent. Since there is enough space in kindergartens in recent years and the provision was introduced for the reason that a few years ago it was very difficult to get a place in a kindergarten, especially for younger children, the reason for such increase has been removed.
Reform of the wage system
In November 2024, representatives of the government and public sector trade unions signed collective agreements or annexes to contracts and agreements, which form the basis for a reform of the wage system. See National reforms in school education.
Strengthening the mental health of children and adolescents
In December 2024, the Ministry of Health launched the Call for Proposals "Development of a programme to overcome anxiety in children and adolescents" (Javni razpis »Razvoj programa za premagovanje anksioznosti otrok in mladostnikov«), which aims to create supportive environments to promote mental health in the family, kindergartens, schools and programmes to prevent the development of mental disorders. See National reforms in school education.
Final draft National Education Programme for the period 2023–2033
In July 2024, the relevant working group developed the final draft National Education Programme for 2023–2033. It makes provision, among other things, for children not attending kindergarten the possibility of attending a shorter kindergarten programme of 240 to 480 hours from March to the end of the given school year or August 31. This is different from the initial draft programme, which put forward a compulsory day programme free of charge for children not attending kindergarten one year before starting school. Furthermore, the final draft programme makes provision for limiting the size of an independent kindergarten, down- or upwards, subject to the number of classes, i.e. from 10 to 45 classes. It proposed the phasing in of the requirements relevant to higher educational qualification for kindergarten headteachers, i.e. they would now need to complete at least the second-cycle study programme. To learn more about the final draft National Education Programme see the National reforms in school education.
Kindergarten Curriculum
In May 2024, the National Education Institute appointed 917 members to the various curricular committees (different areas of work, common objectives, areas, subjects, 1st three-year period – 63 in total) for the modernisation of education programmes (prenova izobraževalnih programov), of which almost a fifth (166) were the Institute’s advisers, others were members external to the Institute, 224 of whom were from the higher education institutions. In July 2024, the report on the progress of modernising the education system for green and digital transitions (poročilo o napredku) was published. At the headteachers’ conference (konferenca ravnateljev in ravnateljic) in August 2024, the National Education Institute introduced the updates to the draft Kindergarten Curriculum.
Kindergarten size limitations to support quality
In May 2024, the Ministry of Education published a draft Act amending the Organisation and Financing of Education Act (predlog Zakona o spremembah in dopolnitvah Zakona o organizaciji in financiranju vzgoje in izobraževanja). The proposed amendments concern, among other things, the introduction of institutional self-evaluation in kindergartens and schools, the establishment of a maximum number of classes in public kindergartens, updates to the procedure for appointing and dismissing headteachers of kindergartens and schools, a change in the powers of the council of a public kindergarten or school.
The draft law stipulates, among others, that public kindergartens can now operate with a maximum of 45 classes. As shown in practice, the setting of a kindergarten is a factor in pursuing quality programme activities. The reasoning behind the proposed change points to the capacity of the headteacher in their role as both the management body and the pedagogical leader. It has been shown that in full settings, the first minimises the second role of pedagogical leadership. To learn more about the final draft national programme see National reforms in school education.
Other policy developments
As of 1 September 2024, by the Rules amending the Rules on norms to provide preschool education in kindergartens (Pravilnik o spremembah in dopolnitvah Pravilnika o normativih za opravljanje dejavnosti predšolske vzgoje) a new position of preschool teacher for early treatment shall be classified. There is also a more favourable norm for the counsellor (1 position in a kindergarten with 20 classes instead of 1 position in a kindergarten with 30 classes) to harmonise the improved norm across all levels.
In August 2024 the relevant Rules on the procedure and requirements for education staff and education staff in social-care institutions if employed in education (Pravilnik o postopku in pogojih za pridobitev naziva strokovnih sodelavcev in strokovnih delavcev socialnovarstvenih zavodov ob zaposlitvi na področju vzgoje in izobraževanja) was published in the official gazette. For further information see National reforms in school education.
In June 2024, the Ministry of Education invited to apply for co-funding the project on developing computer thinking by integrating STEM kits in kindergartens and schools for classes 1 to 5 (Javni razpis »Razvoj računalniškega mišljenja z vključevanjem STEM kompletov v vrtcih in osnovnih šolah od 1. do 5. razreda«). For more information see National reforms in school education.
In June 2024, the Ministry of Education opened an invitation to apply for study aid to subsidise fees for continuous education of education staff in the 2024/25 academic year (Javni razpis študijskih pomoči za subvencioniranje šolnin za nadaljnje izobraževanje strokovnih delavcev v študijskem letu 2024/25). For further information see National reforms in school education.
In April 2024, the Ministry of Education advertised 50 traineeship posts for assistant preschool teachers (lot A) and 30 positions for preschool teachers or counsellors (lot B) in kindergartens for the 2024/2025 year (Javni razpis pripravniških mest v vrtcih za leto 2024/25), namely in kindergartens registered to provide preschool education in kindergartens, schools and educational institutions for SEN children and adolescents. The estimated value of funding the traineeship in the employment relationship is €1,166,950.00.
In February 2024, the Ministry of Education opened an invitation to apply for selection and co-finding of continuous professional development programmes for the 2024/2025 school year (Javni razpis za izbor in sofinanciranje programov profesionalnega usposabljanja za šolsko leto 2024/25). For further information see National reforms in school education.
In February 2024, the decision determining the job positions in kindergartens, schools and educational institution for SEN children and adolescents at which public employees are entitled to a bonus as specified under item 8 Article 39 of the Collective Agreement for Public Sector (Sklep o določitvi delovnih mest v vrtcih, šolah in zavodih za vzgojo in izobraževanje otrok in mladostnikov s posebnimi potrebami) was published in the official gazette. For further information see National reforms in school education.
2023
Modernisation of preschool education
For the "Modernisation of education programmes by modernising key programme documents” project (Kindergarten Curriculum, subject-curricula and knowledge catalogues), most of the relevant curricula committees were appointed, and the curricular committee for modernisation of the Kindergarten Curriculum, too.
In November 2023, the minister responsible for education appointed the working group to draft the new Kindergarten Act. Members of the group are representatives of the ministry, trade unions, municipalities, and representatives of public and private kindergartens. The appointment aims to draw up harmonised draft changes to norms, funding of private kindergartens and certain other duties and activities at a system level. Numerous contextual issues that require discussion and recommending legal solutions, include the question of proper systemic funding of private kindergartens without concession but entitled to municipal funding of 85 percent for each child enrolled equal to the municipal funding allocated if the child would be enrolled in a public kindergarten. The working group should complete its activities by the end of 2024. The new proposed solutions must include estimates of financial consequences to municipal and state budgets, and a timeline to comply with them.
Other policy developments
In November 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the amended rules on professional examination for education staff. See chapter 14.2.
In September 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the rules on criteria and methods of allocating funding for material costs in education institutions for children and youth with special needs. See Chapter 14.2.
In September 2023, the Act Determining Intervention Measures for Recovery from the Floods and Landslides of August 2023 was published in the official gazette. Among others, it provided the exclusion of payment by parents for the time a child had not attended kindergarten since August 4 2023 because of floods or recovery after the floods. Based on it, the minister responsible for education adopted in October the relevant guidelines on issuing claims for the shortfall of payment by parents and compensation to kindergartens.
In August 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the Promotion of education staff to titles Rules. See chapter 14.2.
In July 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the Rules amending the Rules on norms of pursuing the activity of preschool education. The rules provide a lower requirement for a counsellor in a kindergarten, and education staff who provide early treatment by additional professional help, communicating in the Slovenian sign language, or pursuing activities with deaf-blind children. The rules also determine in detail the requirements of professional educational qualifications for a diet cook, as well as a lower norm of a class in a modified education programme including children with autistic spectrum disorder (max. four children).
In June 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the Rules amending the Rules on norms and minimal technical requirements for kindergarten rooms and equipment. The Rules provide, among others, a time extension until 1 September 2028 for deviating from the required norm of play area size of min 3 m2 per child. The minimum norm of the inner play area size during the transitional period is 2 m2 per child and applies to all age groups. The Rules also provide for a building of a kindergarten to have rooms on several floors (before it provided only for one floor about the ground floor), whereby the rooms for children can be on the ground floor or first floor up at most, and the other rooms can be on higher floors. The Rules also provide for the denomination of the central space to multipurpose space, whereby the multipurpose space can be located anywhere within the building of a kindergarten and the kindergarten setting in a building not built exclusively for a kindergarten.
In June 2023, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption invited to submit proposals for developing an educational aid for teaching children integrity in kindergartens. The tool should be developed in particular for children of the second age group, to instill children the integrity and behaving with integrity, helping children identify with such behaviours, and make them aware of the importance such behaviours have for an individual and the whole community.
In June 2023, the Act amending the Organisation and Financing of Education Act was published in the official gazette Uradni list Republike Slovenije. See chapter 14.3.
In April 2023, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted the Child Guarantee Action Plan of the Republic of Slovenia. See chapter 14.2.
In March 2023, the ministry responsible for education advertised traineeship posts in kindergartens for the 2023/2024 year. The advertisement was for 50 traineeship posts for pursuing the educational activities of a preschool teacher assistant, and 30 traineeship posts for pursuing the educational activities of a preschool teacher or counsellor in a kindergarten, school, or institute for the education of SEN children and youth. It involved an employment relationship agreement for a traineeship job.
In March 2023, the ministry responsible for education developed draft rules on early treatment in educational institutes and other providers of education programmes for SEN preschool children. The rules determined in depth the implementation of provisions under the third chapter of the relevant Act. Among others, it provided for the option of helping children with different factors and children with special needs, the paths of cooperation between educational institutions and other providers of the education programmes for SEN preschool children with the early treatment centre, criteria for granting separate types of help, and relevant forms.
In March 2023, the ministry responsible for education made a call for applications for co-funding professional training for the 2023/2024 school year. See chapter 14.2.
In February 2023, the minister responsible for education adopted the:
- Rules amending the Rules on the teaching certification examination
- Rules amending the Rules on the selection and co-funding of continuing education and training programmes for education staff, and
another three rules in the field of education in ethnically mixed areas. For all see Chapter 14.2.
In January 2023, the Annex to the Collective Agreement for the Education Sector in the Republic of Slovenia was published in the official gazette of the Republic of Slovenia. It introduced an increase in salary for teachers of preschool children – assistants by four salary grades. It also determined the classification of the Senior Councillor and Assistant posts and higher categories of classification for the Assistant VII/”2 in Young Researcher VII/2 posts, as it has been undertaken previously.