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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Slovenia

The organisation of the academic year in Slovenia is as follows:

Beginning of the academic year1 October
End of the academic year30 September
Period(s) when there are teaching activities :

Teaching activity – winter semester

15 weeks on average

Teaching activity – summer semester

National Information

Further readings

National education systems - Slovenia, Eurydice

Fees

Future students

Kindergartens implementing specific pedagogical approaches

In the 2025/26 school year, preschool education was delivered by 413 kindergartens, of which 108 were independent institutions, 210 operated within basic schools, and 95 were private providers. Most of the children (94%) attended public kindergartens.

Private providers may also offer programmes based on specific pedagogical approaches:

Objectives and accessibility

Home-based preschool education may be organised in the home of a preschool teacher or a preschool teacher assistant employed in a kindergarten, or by a private preschool teacher, who must be entered in the register maintained by the ministry responsible for preschool education. Kindergartens organise this form of provision in accordance with local needs and interests, and with the consent of the founder.

Steering documents

Preschool education (ISCED 01 and 02) in kindergartens forms an integral part of the education system in Slovenia and is implemented in accordance with the principles of:

Admission requirements and choice of settings

The entitlement to enrolment in preschool education is universal for all preschool-age children. Parents decide when and which kindergarten to enrol their child in.

Place guarantee to ECEC

Children are entitled to a place in a kindergarten. Preschool education is not compulsory; parents make enrolment decisions.

Municipalities are responsible for ensuring a place in a kindergarten for all eligible children in the relevant catchment area of their permanent residence (Sections 9 and 10 of the Kindergarten Act).