Kindergarten strike in Oslo averted
The planned strike of 1,600 members of the Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees (Fagforbundet) – including many kindergarten employees – in Oslo municipality…
Kindergartens
New zero-tolerance bullying law enters into force in kindergartens at New Year
From January 1, 2021, a new law will come into force, obliging kindergartens in Norway to have zero-tolerance for bullying and clearer rules for handling…
Many have not returned to daycare after Coronavirus outbreak closures
Nearly 3,000 children have not returned to kindergartens or daycare facilities after they reopened, estimates Private Kindergartens National Association (PBL), which is concerned. “The estimate…
Parental pay to kindergartens has increased by 3 per cent
The average Norwegian household paid just over NOK 2,900 a month for a daycare center place ,with dietary allowance and other supplementary expenses, in January…
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…
Kindergartens are required to survey children’s Norwegian knowledge
From 2021, all kindergartens will be required to survey the Norwegian knowledge of the children. Today, this is only done in one of three kindergartens….
Norwegian versus US Kindergartens
Do Norwegian kindergartens hold the secret key to happiness? We have been hearing about Norway for years being one of the top countries in the…
Government wants more minority language speaking children in kindergartens
The government has granted NOK 9 million to kindergartens in five Norwegian cities. The goal is to recruit children to kindergartens in vulnerable areas. ‘’A…
Significantly more adults in kindergartens
1000 more kindergartens meet the requirement for staffing standards The staffing density in Norwegian kindergartens has increased significantly from 2017 to 2018. “This is very…
Fewer funds for private kindergartens
Inga wants to tighten funds for private kindergartens Oslo City Councillor, Inga Marte Thorkildsen (Socialists), wish to tighten the grants to private kindergartens. She rejects…
Most satisfied with private kindergartens
Parents with children in private kindergartens are most satisfied Nine out of ten parents are happy with their kindergartens. The most satisfied are parents with…
Private kindergartens serve hot food more often
A survey carried out by the Municipal Report shows that private kindergartens serve more hot food and take up more costs. In the survey…
Fears mass closure of small kindergartens
Fears mass closure of small kindergartens One of four small kindergartens is at risk of being shut down when requirements for workers are introduced this…
Oslo tightens Norwegian language requirements in kindergartens and schools
Oslo municipality has tightened the rules for the requirement for knowledge of Norwegian language for assistants in kindergartens and schools. Up to now, there…
28 cases of abuse in Norwegian schools
At least 28 cases of abuse in Norwegian schools and kindergartens in 2017 In 2017 there were at least 28 abuse cases where employees in…
Bergen municipality replaces 530 doors in kindergartens after assault cases
Doors with windows will enable kindergarten employees to follow their children better to prevent abuse. Over 530 doors in 73 municipal kindergartens in Bergen…
Illegal to differentiate between kindergartens
Torbjørn Røe Isaksen: – Not legal to differentiate between kindergartens The Ministry of Education believes that municipalities can not discriminate between private and ideal kindergartens…
Different taxation of kindergartens in Oslo
While Oslo‘s private kindergartens have to pay property tax, the municipal run kindergartens are exempt. Unfair, says the Conservatives. That’s the law, responds the municipality….
Kindergartens have longer opening hours
From 2007 to present, the number of kindergartens which are open ten hour hours or more increased from one in four to one in three,…
The indicted in the Darkroom case worked in eleven kindergartens
One of the accused in the great assault case that is under investigation in Bergen, has worked in eleven different kindergartens in the city. The…
