Sólborg

Preschool

Vesturhlíð 1
105 Reykjavík

411 3480
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About the preschool

Sólborg is open from 7:45 am to 4:30 pm

Sólborg Preschool is a four-division preschool that uses two buildings. There are 75 children and they are divided into four rooms: Reynistofa, Víðistofa (sign language division), Furustofa, and Birkistofa. There are 35 employees at Sólborg. Sólborg Preschool has specialized in meeting the needs of children with hearing loss, deafness and children who have had a cochlear implant.

Sólborg preschool was nominated for an award for excellence in acoustics from Íshljóð and the Association of Engineers, along with six other preschools nationwide in November 2025. The school prioritizes outstanding acoustics to support children and staff with hearing impairments and to create a better environment for all students and staff.

Preschool Director: Margrét Gígja Þórðardóttir

Assistant Preschool Director: Brynhildur Axelsdóttir

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Want to know more?

In this very short video, we give a glimpse of the preschool activities.

Counseling school

Sólborg Preschool serves as a counseling school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Sólborg is the preschool that has specialized in meeting the needs of children who are deaf or hearing impaired. The National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland introduces this counseling to parents when a child's hearing impairment is detected.

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Philosophy

The motto of Sólborg is respect, mastery, and cooperation

 

Sólborg is an inclusive school that values community inclusion and participation for all. Sólborg rejects any form of differentiation and actively works to create, in collaboration, a shared learning environment for everyone.

 

Sólborg Preschool has specialized in meeting the needs of children with hearing loss, deafness and children who have had a cochlear implant.

 

This is based on the philosophy that learning should take place in Icelandic and Icelandic sign language, as well as providing hearing training for the children.

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Early childhood education

School curriculum

Do you want to know more about the philosophy and daily operations of Sólborg? In Sólborg's school curriculum, you'll find detailed information about the school's philosophical emphasis and approach to play, learning, and work.

Operational plan

What's ahead for Sólborg? 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.

Preschool calendar

When does Sólborg have professional development days? In the preschool calendar, you'll find information about days off and various other details.

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 early childhood education.

 

All Reykjavík City preschools have parent associations and parent councils.

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The Center for Sólborg

Sólborg Preschool falls under West Center. West Center provides a wide range of services to the residents of Vesturbær, Miðborg, and Hlíðar 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 new 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 liaison in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity liaison 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 liaison to request integrated services.

The contact persons for Sólborg are: Regína Rögnvaldsdóttir and Margrét Gígja Þórðardóttir

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