Almost one in four say they want to keep their children home and away from kindergartens

In a recent survey, 24 percent of parents with preschool children said they want to keep their children home and away from kindergartens when they reopen on Monday.

Sixty-four percent of those surveyed said they would want to send their children back to kindergartens when they open again. 24 per cent of respondents answered they would not while 13 per cent are uncertain, according to the survey conducted by Analysis agency Opinion for NRK. The agency is monitoring the status and impact of the coronavirus in Norway. 

Senior adviser Nora Clausen of Opinion said that the question has been asked to a representative sample of Norwegian citizens with over 1,800 interviews conducted during four days starting on Tuesday 14 April.

“There is a clear tendency that more and more people during the week who said they will not send the children back to kindergartens,” said Clausen.

Pediatrician and former children’s ombudsman Anne Lindboe, who is now director of the Private Kindergarten Association, is pleased that the children are now returning to kindergartens.

“The kindergarten is a good place to be, and it is especially important for vulnerable children. And that’s perfectly safe,“ Lindboe told NRK.

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