Hafnarfjörður improves terms and working environment in nurseries

In the recently approved 2018 budget of the City of Hafnarfjörður
emphasis is placed on improving working conditions in nurseries and reducing the pressure on children and
staff. The staff's preparation and overtime hours will be increased on
nurseries and thus give nursery managers increased scope to meet the needs of
the many challenges that the nursery school faces. The steps will be
the first steps in increasing children's spaces in the nurseries and is the City of Hafnarfjörður
to take the initiative in that matter. A new spatial plan will be adopted with the aim of
A guiding principle is that there will be fewer children in the playgroup groups inside the nurseries and is
thus working systematically to improve the working environment for teachers as well as
children. A working group has now been launched to make recommendations and put forward
Action plan for the education board on how to further improve the working environment
of children and staff and reduce the workload in nurseries. 

 Increased emphasis is placed on supporting and increasing the professional proportion in
nurseries. Professionals' preparation time will remain the same as was agreed in the
last financial year, when the preparation time was increased by one hour
to heads of department and the professional staff within the Icelandic Teachers' Association
Likewise. This programme will now be improved and all mentors will receive
one hour of preparation per week. Funding for field trips will be increased.
about 3 million krónur and for the purchase of learning materials about 2.5 million krónur.

At the same time, nursery fees will remain unchanged.
between years. Is this the fifth year in a row that nursery fees in the town's nurseries
have not increased, or since 2014. Support will continue for
Nursery school staff in a B.Ed. programme in Early Childhood Education
with cover when staff attend training during working hours. These measures and more will be implemented.