18:13, 02 June 2014 | GMT +5
18 kindergartens to be built in Almaty by year-end
ALMATY. KAZINFORM - 18 pre-school educational institutions will be erected in the city of Almaty by year-end.

According to head of the Almaty educational department Ms Rakhat Shimasheva, 18 pre-school educational institutions for 2 760 children will be commissioned in the city by the end of 2014. In early 2014, 4 kindergartens for 480 little residents of Almaty city were put into commission in Ainabulak-3 and Altai-1 microdistricts, 2 kindergartens - in Almalinsk district and 8 private nursery schools for 350 children - in different corners of the city. Currently, there are 278 pre-school educational institutions for 43 841 children in Almaty. However, 54 836 children are still waiting to get their place at a kindergarten.