Congratulations, Víðivellir!

Víðivellir Nursery School celebrates its 40th anniversary.
on 28 February. The birthday was celebrated in various ways. Guests
were invited to a birthday sing-song in the hall with the eldest children and in the afternoon they went
the children paraded through the neighbourhood and sang the birthday song and the songs about Vídivelli at the top of their voices
and Hafnarfjörður.

The nursery school Víðivellir was
formally opened on 28 February 1977, and then as a new day nursery
It was intended to be open every day from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm, except on Saturdays. The day nursery was
the need to meet the needs of priority groups in the town for day care places. The opening was seen as marking
a significant milestone in childcare in Hafnarfjörður and the first children's home
which the town operated. At that time, the town had been running a day nursery at Hörðuvellir for about
a decades-long period of cooperation with the women's trade union Framsókn. Proponents of the construction
The Lions men and women were in the women's association, The Ring.

Inclusive nursery school

The nursery school
Víðivellir has been run as an inclusive school since 1992 and worked
has experience with children with special needs and disabilities in various areas. A spacious activity room.
is at school and there has been a strong emphasis on exercise and healthy lifestyles in
the daily lives of the school's pupils and staff. The nursery school has twice received
Recognitions of the Hafnarfjörður Municipal Education Board for professionalism and school development in
the school and the nomination for the Innovation Awards in public service and administration.

Today there are 126 children at Víðivellir and 44 staff members.