The organisation of the academic year 2024/2025 in Hungary is as follows:

Qualifications and training outcomes linked to the levels of HuQF:

The recognition of learning outcomes achieved through non-formal and informal learning is based on the establishment of the National Qualifications Framework and its alignment with the European system. The implementation of the qualifications framework is still ongoing.

In the Hungarian public education system, external assessment of education for students happens based on national assessments, and on thenational pedagogical professional evaluation (Inspection) introduced in 2013 and on the complex inspection introduced from 1 September 2021.

Alternative daycare: Sure Start Children’s Houses

Sure Start Children’s Houses provides an early childhood education and care service according to a methodology approved by the responsible minister. The minister publishes the methodology on the website of the ministry and also on the social sector portal, and ensures that it is updated as necessary.

Objectives and accessibility

Family nurseries

In case of children under 3 years family nurseries correspond to the prior family daycare services with the exception, that family nurseries provide care and education for children between the age of 20 weeks and 3 years similarly to other nursery services. Because of the service-type nature of family nurseries, these can be established much easier and faster than institutional care, either in the home of the provider or in other premises designed for this purpose.

Steering documents

Nurseries

The conditions and detailed professional aspects of nursery care are regulated by the National Core Programme of Nursery Education and Care (A Bölcsődei Nevelés-gondozás Országos Alapprogramja).

Admission requirements and choice of ECEC setting