The long-awaited extension of the Požega Kindergarten at 8 Rudinska Street was officially opened. The ribbon was cut by Momir Karin, Director of the Directorate for Support and Improvement of the Education and Care System at the Ministry of Science, Education and Youth.
The project to extend the kindergarten in Rudinska Street in Požega was implemented under a Grant Agreement for projects financed from the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism. The City was approved for €812,265.00 in non-repayable funds.
The existing main building of the kindergarten, which previously had four nursery and six kindergarten groups, has been expanded with five completely new, modern day rooms. This has created two nursery and three educational groups, currently accommodating 81 children. In addition, the team has been strengthened with 14 new professional staff members.
Požega Kindergarten is marking its 77th year of operation this year. It is managed from three buildings at three different locations, employing a total of 120 staff and caring for 550 children. The director of Požega Kindergarten is Sanela Soldo Kovačević, and the mayor of Požega is Borislav Miličević.
Attendees at the ceremony included County President Antonija Jozić, Director of the Directorate for Social Policy at the Ministry of Labour, Pension System, Family and Social Policy Melita Čusek, Head of the Family Sector in the same ministry Mirjana Matov, Mayor of the friendly municipality of Kreševo Boris Matić, as well as mayors and municipal heads from the Požega-Slavonia County area.
In recent years, funding has been approved for 14 kindergartens in the Požega-Slavonia County – two from rural development measures and 12 from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The completion of construction for three more kindergartens is ahead – in Brestovac, Trenkov and another in the City of Požega area.
The musical part of the programme featured Marta Tomić, a third-year student at the Požega Secondary Music School, with mentor Draženka Hačka. The older and mixed groups of Požega Kindergarten also performed, along with the Požega Children's Folk Ensemble under the mentorship of Prof. Biljana Marković.
