Children at Bulboaca kindergartens get toys for cognitive development

Children at kindergartens No.1 and No.2 in the village of Bulboaca, Anenii Noi district, received a set of Lego and Duplo toys as part of a public-private partnership project between UNICEF and the Lego Foundation, with support of the Danish Embassy in Moldova and the Ministry of Education, the Ministry said in a press release. Minister of Education Maia Sandu said that the toys will help children become creative, inventive and work together. "I'm sure that children from this kindergarten will be delighted by this gift”, said the minister. UNICEF Representative in Moldova Alexandra Yuster said that more and more children in Moldova have the chance to go to kindergarten and to enjoy better conditions for education. “Toys we donated today will allow children to have fun and learn at the same time”. This is the second installment of a larger project aiming to provide toys for cognitive development to preschool institutions in Moldova. Last year 400 kindergartens received toys. Overall, more than 84,000 children, including with special needs, at 917 kindergartens and community centers across the country will enjoy such toys.