2024-2025 activity

To solve the tasks of the state policy in the sphere of preschool education, the activity of Yerevan Municipality Department of General Education is organized in accordance with the decisions, orders, instructions and other legal documents of Yerevan Council of Elders and Yerevan Mayor, the RA Government, RA Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport, RA Ministry of Health.
In 2024, there are 162 municipal kindergartens, which provide preschool education to 26 800 kids. Their educational and upbringing process is provided by approximately 4 600 employees.

To get registered for Yerevan kindergartens citizens must visit the website mankapartez.yerevan.am 
Within the frames of the “Additional financing of education improvement program” loan program 9 preschools were opened in the basic schools of Yerevan in 2024-2025 (N80,88,98,99,110,123,146,151,167).

Preschools are operated in 20 municipal schools of Yerevan, They host 279 kids.

The following actions were regulated and implemented:
- The process of distribution and document flow of property, educational games, didactic supplies
- The queue and admission of children registered in the "Kindergarten" management system,
- Formation of age groups in kindergartens,
- The process of ensuring the requirements of sanitary norms and rules in the structures of kindergartens,
- Organization of preparation for winter.
- The process of providing a list of food products included in the diet of kindergartens.
- The process of ensuring the quality of food, expiration dates, storage conditions, as well as sanitary requirements for catering organization.
- Ensuring the availability of first aid rooms in kindergartens in Yerevan, as well as first aid supplies.
- The process of maintaining the daily routine of children.
- Requirements for the lesson distribution schedule.
- Organization of open classes. 

Renovation

In 2022, kindergartens N 112,82,86,127,58,144,146 were renovated and put into operation.
In 2023, overhauling was complete in kindergartens N 15,47,48,50,81,63,71,143,109,110:
In 2024, overhauling was carried out in kindergartens N  22,23,44,61; the process is going on in kindergartens N 1,41, 74, 77, 95,105,135,137,138,140, 147,161.
 
 
Refresher courses
- A training process was organized for directors of Yerevan kindergartens on the topic of "Disaster risk reduction, quick and effective organization of staff and children protection in emergency situations".
- In cooperation with the Municipality of Yerevan and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the pilot program on "Safe Traffic Rules" was implemented in the kindergartens of 36, 58, 97, 104, 139, 5, 26 in Yerevan, all the pedagogical staff went through the relevant training process.
-Within the framework of co-financing and cooperation of the European Union, the Municipality of Yerevan implemented an awareness campaign "Pre-school institutions educate young children about waste prevention and recycling" for kindergarten teachers and teachers of senior age groups. Developing games were provided to kindergartens within the framework of the mentioned program.
- In accordance with the requirement of the order No. 16-N of the RA Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports, the educators of the manger-kindergartens of Yerevan N 5, 42,107, 119 have received a category.
-  In accordance with the "Order of selection and training of preschool directors and pedagogical workers training organization" approved by the RA ESCS Minister's decree N 27 made on July 25 2022, kindergarten teachers have undergone mandatory training:
- 280 pedagogical workers in 2022-2023 year,
- 299 pedagogical workers in 2023-2024 year. The process is continuous.
- According to the decision of the RA ESCS Minister No. 744-N "On approving the state educational standard of preschool education", the teaching staff of preschools got refresher training:
- in 2022-2023 school year, in 10 preschool institutions,
- in 2023-2024 school year, in 60 preschool educational institutions. The process is ongoing.
 
In 2024-2025, “Junior 1” age groups were formed in the following preschools: