The number of private kindergartens operating under the "Balapan" program is growing in Almaty

According to the director of the kindergarten "i.Bala" Samal Zhumabekova, who worked for many years as a teacher in pre-school establishments, she rented the cottage with subsequent repayment. To open it on the basis of the cottage, which was idle for more than five years, 12 million tenge was invested. The learning process takes place in three languages - Kazakh, Russian, English. In August, she plans to open another garden, which will also be equipped with all necessary equipment and cabinets.

During the visit,the Almaty city’s governor Bauyrzhan Baibek noted that by opening private kindergartens, the state would save significant budgetary funds and reduce the turn to preschool organizations, and entrepreneurs in turn receive support under the "Balapan" program.

So, in Auezov district in 2015, 7 state pre-school organizations for 800 places were built at the expense of the budget, and the cost of capital expenditures for construction amounted to KZT2.2 bn. In turn, due to the funds of businessmen in 2016, 21 private kindergartens for 657 places were put into operation, and the amount of investments was only 180 million tenge. By supporting the opening of private preschool institutions, 2 billion tenge was saved.