Article: The International Pre-school
Article: Kindergartens (Barnehager) in the Stavanger Region
Kindergarten
The Government’s objective for its kindergarten policy is the provision of kindergarten places of high quality and at a low price. Kindergartens shall provide children with good opportunities for development and activity in close understanding and collaboration with the children’s homes.
Kindergartens are pedagogical institutions that comprise care, upbringing, play and learning. According to the needs of the families, the kindergartens offer full-time or part-time places. Besides being a good pedagogical institution for children, the kindergartens also take care of children while their parents work or study. The aim to build enough kindergarten and the developing work in the institutions are given top priority by the government.
Your child had a right to be enrolled in a kindergarten (barnehage) from August if your child is one year old latest by the end of August that year you are applying. If your child is under a year old, you may be offered a place if there are any vacant places. Childcare & Preschool from ages 1 to 5 is a voluntary service and you are responsible for payment.
The kindergarten is to provide children with good development and activities in close understanding with the children’s homes and take into account: the children’s age, gender, functioning, social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Learn more here.
List of all kindergartens in Stavanger here.
Application form for a place in the kindergarten here.
If you do not live in Stavanger, please refer to your respective kommune’s website for the application form.
Private Preschools
British International School of Stavanger
Gauselbakken 107
4032 Stavanger
51 95 02 50
International School of Stavanger
Treskeveien 3
4043 Hafrsfjord
51 55 43 00
The Children’s House
Åsenveien 100
4150 Sola
51 65 16 96
