Kindergartens of Nevsky district (St. Petersburg): responses from parents

Children do not stay long, they grow quickly, so soon after their birth, it becomes necessary to turn to the kindergarten.

Nevsky district of St. Petersburg is one of the most developing, therefore the situation with pre-school institutions in this part of St. Petersburg will be examined in more detail.

Staging for turn in kindergarten

At present, in order to take up the queue in the kindergartens of the Nevsky district, it is necessary to apply either to the MFC at the place of residence or to independently fill out the documents on the Russian government services portal. And in the first and second cases you need to provide certain documents:

• Passport of the legal representative;
• The child's birth certificate and the residence registration form;
• Other documents that may give the right to a benefit (certificate from the place of work that one of the parents is a judge, a prosecutor, a serviceman, an employee of the internal affairs agencies, a document that the family is poor, which can be taken in the social protection bodies A certificate stating that the mother is lonely, etc.).

When staging the queue, be sure to indicate the choice of three pre-school institutions, having previously studied the kindergartens of the Nevsky district. It is necessary to take into account some of the factors listed below.

Choosing a kindergarten

Now the situation is that you do not have to choose (only if you do not belong to preferential categories), you have to settle for the garden provided by the education department. But when applying, parents can specify a priority kindergarten (you can specify up to three kindergartens), in the queue for which they will stand.

You need to thoroughly approach the choice, so it is worth to familiarize yourself with forums and children's websites with responses from other parents to different kindergartens of the Nevsky district. Reviews, of course - subjective, but still useful.

In addition, you can go to the nearest institutions for an "excursion", see how they are arranged inside, perhaps to get acquainted with the manager, educators and their assistants. It is better to come closer to the evening to talk with the mothers of children who are already attending this kindergarten, their testimonials will be the most faithful.

It is also worth paying extra attention to the additional activities offered by the kindergarten administration: to find out whether they are paid or not, whether their visit is mandatory, by whom they are held.

Types of preschool institutions

Kindergartens of the Nevsky district, like any other, are divided into several types: general developing, compensating and combined. Let's consider each of them a little more:

1. General development kindergartens are needed for the universal development of the child. In such institutions, they will be engaged in everything little: visual activity, modeling, physical culture. Sometimes groups with more in-depth study of some subjects, for example: nature or natural science, art or religion, mathematics or a foreign language, are sometimes made on the basis of general developing kindergartens. These institutions include the kindergarten 101 Nevsky district, as well as 102 and 33.

2. Compensatory institutions work with children who have any developmental pathologies. There they are provided with all the necessary assistance: psychological, logopedic and other medical. In such gardens usually small groups, so that absolutely every child has been paid enough attention. These institutions also include wellness gardens for often ill children, for example kindergartens No. 131, 121 and 103 in the Nevsky district.

3. A combined kindergarten is an institution where both compensatory groups and general development organizations operate. Recently, the tendency of joint stay of children with pathologies and without them is spreading more and more. In the Nevsky district there are gardens No. 1, 102, 93.

Forms of visiting kindergarten

A child can attend a pre-school as a full day or a half. If it is a question of private gardens, then we can agree on the non-daily visit to the kindergarten. How can you characterize each of the modes?

1. A full day is a standard and widespread mode of visiting a pre-school institution. Usually children are brought to 8 am, and taken from 18 to 20 pm, depending on how the particular garden works.

2. An incomplete day (or groups of short-term stay) is an alternative to a child simply sitting at home or attending paid developmental activities. In this mode, getting used to the garden will be easier, the child will not feel left by the parents for the whole day. It is necessary to know in advance what the daily schedule is for a short visit, since there are kindergartens in which these children are not fed - this is simply not provided for by their internal rules. In addition, sometimes it is possible to bring the child on both the first shift (in the morning) and the second (approximately from 15 hours to 20).

Alternative to the state garden

Private kindergartens of the Nevsky district are an excellent solution for the parents of those children who for some reason can not go to the state kindergarten. Preschool education, although it seems free and affordable, does not always really be that way. The queue to the kindergarten of the Nevsky district is quite large, so do not expect that your child will be there.

Arranging a child in a private garden

It is best to take care of the device in a private garden in advance. Usually in summer they reduce their prices to attract customers. Thus, if the cost of a kindergarten since September is, for example, about 15 thousand for a part-time day, then, by signing a contract in April-May, parents may be able to save 2-3 thousand a month, thereby for a year this will be 18- 27 thousand, such money will not be superfluous to anyone.

In the future, perhaps, a year later (while the child is a private institution) the queue in the kindergartens of the Nevsky district will move, and the child will be able to go to the state garden already adapted and more prepared.

Pros of a private garden

The undoubted advantage of a private kindergarten is the occupancy of groups. Usually children in them are much less than in public, where sometimes pupils do not have enough lockers or beds. In addition, the attention paid to "private" children can not compare with anything else: they engage in more and invite different teachers and specialists, they are fed better and more often (sometimes even a discussion of the menu with parents is possible).

Pros of the public garden

The state kindergarten though can not boast of a small number of children in groups, but it also has its advantages. For example, its own territory, which will be located children's playground (which is usually not in private gardens: their children are walking on the playgrounds of residential buildings). In addition, children quickly become independent in "public" gardens, as there are more of them, educators do not physically have time to pay attention to everyone - we have to manage ourselves. Also a plus is the constant presence in the garden of a medical worker.

In any case, the choice remains with the parents: if there is such an opportunity, then, of course, it is better to give the child to a private kindergarten in the Nevsky district. If not, then in some state institutions the child will feel fine.