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The Kaunas City Municipality has signed a contract for the construction of a new kindergarten in Šilainiai. There will be a modern 2.7 thousand building on Kuršių Street. kv. meter. area, one-story building. It will be equipped with 200 places for kindergarten and kindergarten students and around fifty for employees. It will be the city’s first preschool institution, built from scratch in Kaunas throughout the entire period of independence.
“The impetus for the construction of the new kindergarten was given by the strong support of the Government: one and a half million euros have been allocated. This is almost half of the total value of the project. Such financial injection made it possible to start working without expect nothing. We want the small residents of Kaunas to grow up in a modern and comfortable environment, so from the beginning we did not look for short-term construction solutions, but designed a cozy and modern building, “said Kaunas Mayor Visvaldas Matijošaitis.
12 nursery and kindergarten groups
According to the contract 3.4 million. The educational institution, which will cost 1,000 million euros, will be built in 19 months. A work plan is currently being prepared and a fencing and installation construction site is being prepared. The actual work should start as soon as this summer.
The construction of the new kindergarten was driven by strong government support: one and a half million euros were allocated.
The energy class A + kindergarten will be built by the Statybty vizija company, which has considerable experience.
The new kindergarten building will be equipped with 12 groups, in addition to sports, classrooms, a dining room, specialized rooms and other necessary facilities. The institution will be attended by 200 children, who will be educated by more than 50 specialists.
Two groups of nurseries are being designed. There are also four groups for pupils older than 2 to 3 years, which will be attended by 15 children, and six groups from 3 years to the beginning of preschool, with capacity for 20 children each.
Start new projects
The kindergarten project was prepared by a team of Simper architects and engineers. According to the authors, the design of the building focused on the functionality of the interior and exterior spaces of the kindergarten. The kindergarten will be highlighted with a welcoming atmosphere and play areas that will stimulate children’s mobility and curiosity.
“The solutions of the interior spaces are aimed at multifunctionality, possibilities of transforming spaces, taking into account the needs that arise in the educational process. The project used energy efficient engineering solutions and assessed the need to create a favorable indoor microclimate, ”said Vilmantas Padaiga, Director of Simper.
V. Matijošaitis states that the new kindergarten on Kuršių street will be an introduction to more work: “It is obvious that the growth of Kaunas needs more educational institutions, therefore we are preparing to revive the old kindergarten in Vilijampolė , Jūratės street. We are constantly updating and repairing existing kindergartens, because the city has a duty to provide the best conditions for children to grow. ”
More kindergartens for Kaunas residents
According to the mayor, another kindergarten is planned to be built in the Šilainiai old man in Romainiai, Vijūkų street. Pre-design proposals are currently being prepared, on the basis of which a technical project will be prepared. This kindergarten must consist of 14 groups.
“Šilainiai has a population of almost 60,000 inhabitants, is the oldest elderly in Kaunas and even in the whole country, therefore it is quite natural that new kindergartens be designed in this part of the city. We are constantly monitoring the situation and we are planning to work for several years to keep up with the growing city, ”said Deputy Mayor of Kaunas, Rasa Šnapštienė.
At that time, in Vilijampolė, Jūratės Street, the old kindergarten will be resurrected to a new life in the near future. A technical project is already being prepared and a contractor is to be selected by tender by the end of the year. Nine groups will be staying here.
Works throughout the city
There are currently a total of 93 preschool institutions in Kaunas. The kindergartens are constantly updated: the buildings are isolated, the environment of the institutions is managed, the sanitary facilities, the kitchens and the premises are modernized.
“The repair and renovation of the kindergarten is a continuous and uninterrupted process. The range of work varies from faucet replacement to insulation of facades and roofs, garden management and the entire environment, ”said Artūras Andriuška, head of the Kaunas Municipality Supply Department.
According to him, a great advance was made in the repair of kindergartens in 2016-2017, when more than 200 sanitary units were renovated, and much attention was paid to the modernization of the kitchens of the institutions.
Renovation works are currently being carried out in the Kindergartens of Ežiukas (A. Mapu str. 12), Boružėlės (Bitininkų str. 21), Šnekutis (Kariūnų pl. 7), the facades and roofs of the buildings are being isolating here, and the interior spaces are being renovated. Work is also gaining momentum at the “Svirnelis” nursery (S. Lozoraičio str. 24) and at the nursery-kindergarten in Kaunas.
Photo of the municipality of the city of Kaunas.
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