In summer, Irkutsk kindergartens will be closed one by one for repairs, but children will not be left unattended. They will be temporarily moved to nearby facilities. The education department says this is due to low attendance in summer, sanitary rules, and parents complaints about repairs with children present. The schedule is being prepared, and family wishes will be considered.
Parents of Irkutsk toddlers are alarmed — information has appeared that kindergartens will not be operating in the summer. Childcare institutions do indeed plan to close, but in turn. The children will not be left out on the street.In summer, only 25-40% of the children attend the groups. The rest are taken away by their parents for vacation. It is their places that are planned to be temporarily given to toddlers from other kindergartens.
The education department explains that kindergartens are being closed so that the buildings can be repaired. According to sanitary standards, during this time children should not be in the kindergarten breathing paint fumes — this can cause allergies. Viktor Basyuk, head of the Irkutsk Education Department: "Today we are studying demand specifically for preschool educational institutions. In order to determine the schedule for repair work in preschool educational institutions. The scheme may be as follows: two nearby preschool institutions, we carry out repairs first in one institution, the children are in the neighboring one, then we transfer the children to the neighboring, renovated one."
The head of the city education department's phone is ringing nonstop. Similar information has been received by parents in many Irkutsk kindergartens. However, Valentina Peregudova says that adults are worrying in vain — the children will not be left out on the street. The system of preschool institutions is switching this year to a new attendance system. Due to the low number of children in groups during the summer period, kindergartens will be closed in turn.
Valentina Peregudova, head of the education department of the Irkutsk city administration: «This year we decided that each kindergarten will be closed for repairs for about a month according to the schedule, and the children will attend nearby kindergartens. The attendance schedule will be communicated to parents in the near future, and parents' wishes will be taken into account. And not a single child will be left out on the street»
According to Valentina Peregudova, the main reason for the transition to the new system was complaints from parents themselves. They are unhappy that painting the walls and whitewashing the ceilings in kindergartens is carried out in the presence of children. In addition, Rospotrebnadzor issued an order prohibiting repairs in preschool institutions while children are present. This year, almost all kindergartens in the city will undergo cosmetic renovation.