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Bríetartún Nursery School
Nursery school
Bríetartún 11
105 Reykjavík
About the preschool
The nursery school is open from 7:30am to 4:30pm
The nursery school at Bríetartún is tailored to the needs of young children from the ages of 12 months to three years. Children aged 12 to 24 months are enrolled, and parents need to apply for a transfer at the beginning of the year their child turns 3 years old. The preschool houses 60 children and operates in four divisions. Nursery schools take in children aged 12 to 24 months. You need to apply for a transfer to another preschool in the year your child turns 3 years old. The preschool in Bríetartún expanded by two divisions in October 2023. When the nursery school in Hallgerðargata opened.
City of Reykjavík preschools follow the National Preschool Curriculum with reference to the Reykjavík City Education Policy. It focuses on encouraging children's discovery and play and making them active participants in a democratic society.
Preschool Director: Anna Ben. Blöndal
Assistant Preschool Director: Hólmfríður Jóhannesdóttir
Philosophy
Bríetartún Nursery School opened April 1, 2022. Nursery schools give special attention to good care, communications, and language development and language stimulation is the core of all school activities. The philosophy of creative work and exploratory play are paramount along with music, movement, singing, physical stimulation, and the outdoors. We work with language stimulation material emphasizing visual planning through conversation.
Preschool activities
Preschool calendar
When does Bríetartún have professional development days? In the preschool calendar, you'll find information about days off and various other details.
Operational plan
What's coming up at Bríetartún Nursery School? In the operational plan, you'll find, among other things, the school's internal and external evaluations for the last year, an improvement plan, the preschool calendar, and much more.
The Center for Bríetartún Nursery School
Bríetartún Nursery School falls under North Center. North Center provides a wide range of services to the residents of Laugardalur and Háaleiti and is a comprehensive information source for municipal services. The Center provides welfare services, school services to preschool and primary schools, day care and recreational counseling, and various other services.
Child prosperity
The Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties.
Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity contact in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity contact offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services.
Children, youth, and guardians can reach the school prosperity contact to request integrated services.
Preschool contact person: Anna Ben. Blöndal
Parent cooperation
We are all in this together, and as the proverb goes it takes a village to raise a child. Reykjavík City preschools make targeted efforts to consult with and increase parent involvement in preschool activities. All Reykjavík City preschools have parent associations and parent councils.
Projects
The nursery school in Bríetartún is a part of the Bridging the Gap development initiative, which aims to increase the number of preschool openings and bridge the gap between parental leave and preschool. The preschool opened in the spring of 2022.
Photos from Bríetartún
What do you want to explore next?
- Starting preschool The start of schooling is a significant milestone in a child's life
- Preschool enrollment You can apply for preschool from the date your child is born
- All preschools Here is a list of all preschools in Reykjavík
- Preschools In Reykjavík, there are around 80 preschools run by the city and independent organizations
- Policies Here you will find all approved policies and strategic plans for Reykjavík City
- Data protection in school and recreational activities Preschools ensure that only authorized individuals are given access to their information
- Education policy - Let the dreams come true Get to know Reykjavík City's Education Policy
- Prosperity services Integrated services for the prosperity of children