Irkutsk administration plans to fully solve the shortage of kindergarten places for children aged 3 to 7 within the next three years. Five kindergartens are already open and three more are under construction, and by 2016 the city plans to meet the presidents order on preschool education. The article details where and when new kindergartens will appear, how many places they will provide, and what funds are budgeted for this. It also notes that by the end of 2014 another 1,780 places are planned through additions and other measures.

“In the city administration’s plans for the next three years, the problem of kindergarten places for young Irkutsk residents aged 3 to 7 will be completely resolved. Last year, active implementation of this policy began — five kindergartens were opened, and construction of three more began. Thanks to these and a number of other measures taken, it was possible to additionally provide places in preschool institutions for about three thousand children,” said Viktor Kondrashov.
The mayor noted that by 2016, the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of May 7, 2012 No. 599 “On Measures to Implement State Policy in the Field of Education and Science” will be fulfilled.
According to the long-term target program “Construction of Social Infrastructure Facilities for 2013-2017,” the construction of 13 preschool educational institutions with 2,420 places is planned.
In 2013, it is planned to commission a kindergarten on Baikalskaya St. in the Oktyabrsky District with 110 places (on the basis of co-financing); a kindergarten on Mukhina St. in the Sverdlovsky District with 220 places (on the basis of co-financing); a kindergarten in the Yubileiny microdistrict with 220 places (on the basis of co-financing).
In 2014, it is planned to commission:
- a kindergarten in Irkutsk-2 on Novatorov St. with 220 places;
- a kindergarten on Bogdanova Lane with 110 places;
- a kindergarten on Rozy Lyuksemburg St. with 220 places;
In 2015, it is planned to commission:
- a kindergarten on Zimnyaya St. with 220 places;
- a kindergarten in the Universitetsky microdistrict with 110 places;
In 2016, it is planned to commission:
- a kindergarten on Sosnovaya St. with 220 places;
- a kindergarten on Sevastopolskaya St. with 220 places;
- a kindergarten in the Lisikha microdistrict with 220 places;
- a kindergarten on Yaroslavskogo St. with 110 places;
In 2017, it is planned to commission:
- a kindergarten on Baikalskaya St. (in the area of building No. 48 on Baikalskaya St.) with 220 places.
The city budget of Irkutsk has allocated the following for the construction of kindergartens: for 2013 – 363,423.0 thousand rubles, 2014 – 275,965.0 thousand rubles, 2015 – 272,980.0 thousand rubles, 2016 – 499,979.0 thousand rubles, 2017 – 135,000.0 thousand rubles. From the budget of the Irkutsk Region, 209,312 thousand rubles will be allocated for the construction of three new kindergartens on the basis of co-financing.
By the end of 2014, it is planned to create 1,780 places through the construction of extensions to the buildings of existing kindergartens.
Additional groups in kindergartens will be introduced by changing the types of groups, reconstructing gymnasiums, and returning buildings previously transferred into ownership, use, or lease with a change in their intended use to the preschool education system.
Based on materials from the Press Service of the Irkutsk City Administration