Admission Criteria












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            To enroll your child at Kaštánkov Early Childhood Centre, the following conditions must be

            1) At least one parent or legal guardian is employed at Charles University.


            2) Parent or legal guardian must be one of the following:
            - Employed

            - Self-employed
            - A full-time student

            - Paying social security contributions
            - Meeting obligations as a self-employed person to pay pension insurance and contributions
            employment policy

            - Caring for a close relative who is dependent on assistance (Level II – moderate, Level I
            Level IV – complete dependency)
            - Registered with the Labour Office as a job seeker


            (For families not living together, only the parent applying for the child’s admission is c
            This information must be documented for the purpose of claiming the state contribution for

            services.

            Evaluation Criteria


            1) Child’s Age


            Children who have reached at least 1 year of age and are under 3 years old by August 31 of
            year are given priority.


            1–3 years = 2 points
            3 years and older = 1 point


            For the 2026 intake (starting January 5, 2026), the age will be assessed as of August 31, 

            2) Attendance Schedule


            Priority is given to children attending full-time.


            Full week = 2 points
            2–4 days = 1 point
            1 day = 0 points


            3) Contract Duration


            Priority is given to children with a 12-month contract.

            12 months = 2 points

            Less than 11 months = 1 point

            Exception for the opening year: contracts will be valid until August 31, 2026.


            8 months = 2 points
            Less than 7 months = 1 point


            4) Location


            Parents employed at Charles University whose workplace is geographically closer to the Cen
            additional points.


            Prague 1 = 2 points
            Other districts = 1 point


            5) Order of Application

            If two or more applicants have the same score, the date and time of online form submission

            the order.

            Admission Process


            Children are admitted based on compliance with the mandatory conditions and evaluation cri
            on the Centre’s website.

            If capacity is reached, applicants will be placed on a waiting list. If a place becomes av
            contact families in order of their points.
            Admission results will be published under the assigned registration number in an anonymize

            will include:

            - Total number of admitted children

            - Waiting list
            - Points scored according to the evaluation criteria


            The list will be available on the Kaštánkov Early Childhood Centre website under “Admissio