Conditions for Opening a Kindergarten
Undoubtedly, one of the most invested areas of our country is education. In this direction, opening a kindergarten is one of the most preferred areas of many investors. However, at this point, it may be useful to remind that there are conditions for opening a kindergarten. Therefore, before you decide to make such an investment, you should make sure that you meet the necessary conditions. Otherwise, you may be far behind when you plan to start serving.
Today, both parents work in many families. This reveals the need for extra planning for the care of children. At this point, it should be admitted that kindergarten education creates a very good alternative for parents. In addition to its advantages for parents, kindergarten education is also extremely beneficial for children. Thanks to kindergarten education, a child gains new knowledge about socialization and social relations at an early age. Such gains obtained at an early age also have an important role on the future of children.
In this direction, the contribution of a kindergarten to both parents and children is at a level that cannot be underestimated. Therefore, opening a kindergarten provides the fulfillment of an extremely functional task in favor of the society, as well as its advantages in terms of financial income. At this point, it is necessary to distinguish between preschool education institutions such as kindergarten and nursery and day care centers. Kindergartens are educational institutions opened mostly for children under the age of 3. On the other hand, kindergartens are for children between the ages of 3 and 6, which we call pre-school. Let's take a closer look at what needs to be done to open a kindergarten.
Conditions for Opening Kindergarten - Number of Employees
In order to officially open a kindergarten, our institution has to fill 2 positions. One of them is the founder and the other is the principal of the kindergarten. It is not possible to apply to open a kindergarten without knowing who is in these 2 positions. Now let's look at what conditions the 2 related positions must meet in this parallel:
1. Kindergarten Founder
We can list the conditions that a founder who decides to open a kindergarten or who will take over the institution must meet as follows:
- The first obligation stated in the regulation is that the founder is a citizen of the Republic of Turkey.
- In addition, the founder must be a primary school graduate.
- It is also essential that the founder has not been sentenced for a crime for more than one year. In addition to these crimes, crimes against the state also prevent being a kindergarten founder.
- At the same time, crimes such as forgery, fraud, bribery that will disrupt the trade registry are also an obstacle to opening a kindergarten.
2. Kindergarten Responsible Manager
Specialization in the field of education is essential to become a responsible manager. At the same time, it is possible for a person who fulfills the conditions of being a founder and a director, to take place in both positions. In this respect, we can list the training and expertise required to be the responsible kindergarten principal as follows:
- Guidance and psychological counseling
- Psychology
- Psychological Services in Education
- Child Development and Education Teaching
- Kindergarten Teaching
- Preschool Education Teaching
- Child Development
- To pursue a four-year undergraduate education in fields such as Classroom Teaching or Social Work
- Having a two-year associate degree in fields such as Kindergarten Teaching is essential for becoming a kindergarten principal.
- In addition to these areas of learning, it is also necessary to have worked as a teacher in the pre-school area for at least two years in order to become a principal.
How to Open Kindergarten?
After seeing the two basic positions required to open a kindergarten above, we can now start taking steps to open a kindergarten. At this point, we would like to emphasize that opening a kindergarten requires many official procedures and documents. In addition to the documents in question in any enterprise, the procedures for the Ministry of National Education are also mandatory to open a kindergarten. In this direction, we can list the people you should follow in general as follows:
First of all, ensure that your kindergarten is at a sufficient level in terms of education. Like other educational institutions, pre-school education institutions follow the curriculum prepared by the Board of Education. Some of the training and achievements in this curriculum require personnel with relevant expertise and certificates to be included in your trainer staff.
A business license and permit is also essential for your kindergarten to gain official status in terms of finances. One of the most important steps you should take in this direction is to apply to the tax office.
You should learn about Pre-School Education Institutions Regulation and Private Education Institutions Standards Regulation. Many qualifications that your kindergarten should have are included in these documents.
You must obtain technical reports about your building from the Public Works, Fire Brigade and Health Services Directorates of your region. However, after that, you can apply to the Ministry of National Education.
In this sense, your kindergarten building should have technical equipment such as fire extinguisher and smoke detector. In addition, you should not overlook simple tools such as the medicine cabinet for health.
Documents Required to Open a Kindergarten
We tried to list the steps you should take after you decided to open a kindergarten. However, there is no doubt that you will need many documents in this process. In this direction, we can list all the documents that will be required for the application after the building approval process as follows:
- Identity card, passport or driver's license
- Criminal record document
- Diploma to present your education status (if you have studied abroad, you must submit the equivalence certificate from the relevant institutions)
- If the founder is a legal person, a statement and a contract published in the trade registry gazette stating that he can operate a private nursery and day care center (original documents such as foundation deed, charter, or a copy approved by the provincial directorate can also be used instead of the contract)
- Approved architectural project as well as your document showing the size of the rooms received from the environment and city directorates about the building
- Title deed or lease agreement
- Fire department report
- The report you can get from the police department that the building is 100 meters away from the places that violate the general moral rules or sell alcoholic beverages.
- Health report prepared for the building and its surroundings
- Numbering document
- The technical report given by the provincial directorates of environment and urbanism, indicating that the building is sound, is the required document during the application.
Required Procedures to Open a Kindergarten
After the submission of the application documents, there are a number of procedures that you must fulfill in order to open a kindergarten. We can list these processes as follows:
- Within 3 months after the application, the founder must prepare the Opening Inspection Report Form and other documents given by the inspectors during the examination and submit it to the provincial directorate. During this period, it is not possible to enroll children in the institution.
- It is possible to open a kindergarten if the governor's office approves the documents. Accordingly, the opening Permit is issued and delivered to the founder in return for signature.
- After receiving the Opening Permit, you can enroll in your kindergarten.
You have to do the same operations from the beginning for each new branch. You should also notify the responsible manager and staff of your new branch in a similar way.
For many entrepreneurs, it is natural that this whole process seems extremely complicated. At this point, if you are an entrepreneur determined to open a kindergarten, you can contact us. We can meet all your needs from kindergarten furniture to kindergarten toys, from park and garden toys to interesting play corners. In this way, you can learn more about the documents and processes required in the process.