The Balti Municipal Council exempted over 500 children from the town from paying the nursery attendance fee, IPN reports.

Under the adopted decision, the parents of 300 children with different health problems who attend nursery schools with special regime will not have to pay fees. Also, 224 children with only one parent, with invalid parents, from large families or with reduced financial possibilities will also attend the nursery free of charge.

The fees for another 117 children from families in need will be halved. The financial resources needed to cover the related costs will be allocated from the municipal budget.

The 33 preschool education institutions of Balti are attended by about 6,500 children.