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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Croatia

Key Features of the Educational System

Early Childhood Education and Care

The financing of ECEC system is decentralised by law. In accordance with Article 42 of the National Pedagogical Standards for Preschool Education and Care (OG 63/2008) it is almost exclusively within the competence of local or regional self-government units (LGUs) – from capital investments in infrastructure to financing of running costs.

 

Alternativni programi

Alternativni programi/Alternative programmes are other available plans and programmes of study in osnovno obrazovanje, besides the regular ones, e.g. programmes following Waldorf or Montessori pedagogy.

Early Childhood Education and Care

  • Act on preschool education and care (OG 10/97, 107/07, 94/13, 98/19, 57/22, 101/23)
  • Ordinance on the special conditions and criteria for realisation of preschool education and care programme (OG 84/21)
  • Ordinance on the type of qualification for expert employees and type and level of qualification for other kindergarten employees (OG 133/97, 94/13)

Structure of the chapter 

This chapter provides a thematic and chronological overview of national reforms and policy developments since 2022. 

The web pages that follow group reforms in the following broad thematic areas: 

  • Early childhood education and care
  • General school education  
  • Vocational education and training  
  • Higher education  
  • Adult education and training.

Inside each thematic area, reforms are organised chronologically. The most recent reforms are described first.