The state compensates parents for kindergartens: Which municipalities are receiving funds?

State aid for parents of children without places in nurseries

The Council of Ministers has approved additional transfers for 2026 aimed at compensating parents whose children have not been admitted to municipal nurseries due to a lack of available places. The funds cover expenses for the period from May 1 to June 30, 2026.

The total amount of the targeted funds is 1,731,834 euros.

The financial assistance is distributed among the budgets of the following municipalities:

• Sofia Municipality
• Plovdiv
• Varna
• Bozhurishte (Sofia Province)

New national toolkit for child development

In parallel with the financial measures, the Ministry of Education and Science (MES) proposes the introduction of a unified national toolkit for tracking the development of preschool children.

• Standardization: Educators will work according to a single methodology and criteria.
• Traceability: The child's progress will be monitored from their entry into kindergarten until school.
• Electronic environment: A specialized MES platform will support teachers in the assessment process.

The goal of the change is to avoid the existing differences in practices between individual kindergartens and schools, by ensuring common quality standards in education.