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Eurydice

EACEA National Policies Platform:Eurydice

Early Childhood Education and Care

Early childhood education and care is divided between child day-care facilities and day-care families for children under 4 years (childcare), and pre-school or the first learning cycle for children over 4 years as part of compulsory education.

Early childhood education and care is divided between child day-care facilities and day-care families for children under 4 years (childcare), and pre-school or the first learning cycle for children over 4 years as part of compulsory education.

Early childhood education and care is divided between child day-care facilities and day-care families for children under 4 years (childcare), and pre-school or the first learning cycle for children over 4 years as part of compulsory education.

Early childhood education and care is divided between child day-care facilities and day-care families for children under 4 years (childcare), and pre-school or the first learning cycle for children over 4 years as part of compulsory education.

Early childhood care 

Early childhood care from the age of 6 months to 3 years is provided at nurseries (detské jasle), or mother or children centres. 

They are founded by municipalities/cities (but only in small numbers); they are mostly founded by natural or legal persons and occasionally by churches. 

These institutions are not controlled by any ministry at the moment.