site.bta Cabinet Approves BGN 2,268,220 in Compensation for Families Whose Children Were Not Admitted to State or Municipal Kindergartens

The Government has approved BGN 2,268,220 in compensation for families whose children were not admitted to State or municipal kindergartens due to a shortage of places. The funds are allocated for 2,016 children from six municipalities: Sofia Municipality, Plovdiv, Varna, Rodopi, Aksakovo, and Bozhurishte, according to the Government press service. 

With the decision, financial compensations will be paid for the period from May 1 to June 30 and will be transferred to the budgets of the respective municipalities. The measure provides compensation to families with children aged 3 up to the start of first grade who were not accepted into a state or municipal kindergarten or school due to a lack of places. 

At the beginning of June, the Cabinet also allocated BGN 2,266,303 in compensation for families with children not admitted to state or municipal kindergartens for the period from March 1 to April 30, which will also be transferred to the municipal budgets.