Nearly 98% of children in North Kazakhstan Region covered by preschool education

Kazakhstan has built nearly 1,500 kindergartens over the past seven years, and the preschool queue has been cut more than sevenfold. In the North Kazakhstan Region, almost 98 percent of children are now covered by preschool education. A new kindergarten with 280 places has opened in a new microdistrict where many young families live.

The Alpamys kindergarten has 12 groups, five of them inclusive for children with special educational needs. Furniture and equipment are installed, and children will arrive once registration procedures are completed. Head Madina Sabitova said the facility is needed because of population growth and the many large families in the area.

Under a presidential instruction, the region has introduced voucher financing, under which money follows the child. Regional education department head Ainagul Suraganova said coverage for children aged three to six is 100 percent, while about 700 children aged two to six are waiting in line. Nationally, the queue has fallen from 160,000 children to 22,000 since 2024.