Croatia
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
More information on this topic is available in article 4.3 Assessment in Programmes for Children under 3 years.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Steering Documents and Types of Activities
More information on this topic is available in article 4.2 Teaching and Learning in Programmes for Children under 3 years.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Geographical Accessibility
More information on this topic is available in article 4.1 Organization of Programmes for Children under 3 Years.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Recognising the need for functional connectivity of all employees of the educational system in a single unit, a need occurred for a clearer definition of the early childhood education and care, and the approach to the planning, monitoring and evaluation of the educational process as a specific integration part in the educational system.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Steering Documents and Types of Activities
The complete educational work in Croatian kindergartens is based on the “Programme Orientation of Education and Care of Preschool Children” and the “Concept of Development of Early Childhood Education and Care”, the two documents which emphasize the basic principles of working with children of preschool age.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Funding
Post-secondary non-tertiary education is carried out as adult education.
Adult education in Croatia is intended for students who are at least 14 years old and who are not in full-time education, or who have not attended or have left the regular education.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Funding
The major structural change in terms of funding models is stipulated by the new Act on Higher Education and Scientific Activity (OG, 119/2022) which entered into force in October 2022.
Address
Agencija za mobilnost i programe Europske unije /
Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes
Frankopanska 26,
HR-10 000 Zagreb
Tel: +385 (0) 5005 635
E-Mail: eurydice@ampeu.hr
Website
Funding of ECEC
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 and/or regional self-government units (LGUs) – from capital investments in infrastructure to financing of running costs.