The nursery schools in the municipality of Chisinau are attended by only half of the registered children because in most of the cases the parents are on leave and let the children stay at home with them or with elder siblings, who are on vacation.
Contacted by IPN, Angela Monacu, senior specialist at the Chisinau General Division of Education, Youth and Sport, said that attendance by end-December was almost 80% of the total number of enrolled children as the kids were engaged in winter matinees in the period. This week, attendance almost halved to 56%.
According to the specialist, the low attendance is due to the fact that the kids spend the holidays at home, together with the family, or at their grandparents. If the children are not taken to the nursery for several days in a row, the parents must inform the educators about the absence.
In Chisinau, there are 157 nursery schools that are generally attended by almost 38,000 children.
