Nursery built with own funds

A new nursery school in Völlunum, Hafnarfjörður, was officially opened today and will be added.
thus joining the group of 16 nurseries operating in the municipality. Bjarkalundur
is a four-unit nursery school and the operation of two units will begin now.
August. The construction of the nursery is funded entirely from its own funds and
The school is therefore a characteristic implementation of a changed policy and focus in the town's management.

Today, just over 5,000 people live in Á Völlunum, and the number is increasing.
The nursery is therefore urgently needed to meet the demand for nursery places in the neighbourhood. Two groups
The school will begin its operations this August. It is expected that the nursery will
to receive around 100 children once all departments have been opened as planned
that there will be about 25 children aged two to five in each group. The name Bjarkalundur is the result of
The two divisions, created following a naming competition held in the spring, are named Hraun.
and Mosi. Bjarkalundur operates in the spirit of the Reggio Emilia approach, where
The aim is to view the child as a capable individual, allowing them the freedom to
of ceremonies and to develop at their own pace. The nursery will, right from the start
to begin a collaboration with the University of Akureyri on a development project in
reading. „We have been waiting for new
a nursery school for the area has been anticipated for some time. Families in
The number of neighbourhoods has increased significantly and will increase further in the coming quarters, and the development is
part of ensuring all appropriate services in the area. I look forward to
to monitor the activities of the nursery and the life it brings to the community
The fields“ says Haraldur L. Haraldsson, Mayor of the Borough of Hafnarfjörður, to
The opening of the nursery school.

The nursery, which is one storey and a basement, is built
according to drawings by Sigurlaug Sigurjónsdóttir, but the design of the building was by
by ASK Arkitekta ehf, Mannvit hf and Formu ehf. Construction works on
The school began in spring 2015 following a tendering process where a bid was accepted from
To subcontractors for the amount of 387,970,801 krónur. The total cost of the project will be
of around 430 million króna, and the difference is mainly explained by an increase in volume.,
basement and other incidental costs. The project's cost estimate was around 420 million.
crown.„The nursery marks a milestone in
operation of the City of Hafnarfjörður and is, in my opinion, a certain monument to that positive
a turnaround is taking place in the operation. A new nursery is entirely
financed by the equity of Hafnarfjörður municipality and the project is therefore a good example of
changed priorities and policies in the running of the town“ says Haraldur. The municipality
has in recent months been working systematically to pay off unfavourable loans,
reduce new borrowing and fund with equity. If all goes to plan this year
2016 will be the first year of operation for the City of Hafnarfjörður since at least 2002.
as the municipality is not taking out any loans.