News and announcements

Garðatorg was bustling with life when a group of five-year-old children from kindergartens and preschool departments in Garðabær sang in a fantastic concert where Dr. Gunnar's songs were the main focus.

Registration for Garðabær Kindergarten for the fall will take place on March 25th and 26th. We remind parents to review applications and update as needed by March 23rd, as before, the waiting list will be frozen for up to 30 days to allow applications to be processed.

The Department of Education and Culture is advertising for applications for allocation from the Garðabær Preschool Development Fund.

Enrollment in Garðabær preschool has been successful and by mid-January all children born in early December 2024 and earlier had received an invitation to attend preschool.

A new Gallup survey shows that kindergartens in Garðabær are built on a strong foundation and that the changes made in 2023 have supported professional and strong school work.

Enrollment at Garðabær kindergarten has been extremely successful and now it's time for the October children!

The calendars of Garðabær's preschool and primary schools are now available in electronic format. This innovation allows parents and guardians to easily import school calendars into their own calendars.

The youngest children are eight months old when they are offered preschool.

Registration for Garðabær Kindergarten for the fall will take place on April 2nd and 3rd. We remind parents to review applications and update as needed before April 2nd.

March 14th is International Mathematics Day or Pi Day. Nicoleta Mihai, a math teacher at the 5-year-old preschool department at Sjalandskóli, and her colleagues at Sjalandskóli are planning to celebrate the day. She says it is great fun to teach math to the youngest generation through games and exciting experiments.

Applications are being invited for allocations from the kindergarten development fund in Garðabær. The development fund is intended to promote innovation and progress in the work of kindergartens in Garðabær.

Kindergarten Day is held on February 6th every year, but this year the weather forecast put a damper on the event. The kindergartens in Garðabær had planned their own program for the day, but had to postpone it due to the weather.