In the school year 2019/2020,there were 409 kindergartens, of which 312 were public (203 school based), and 97 private kindergartens. In the school year 2019/2020, most children attended public kindergartens (94.6%).
In the school year 2020/2021, there were 45 kindergartens registered to provide programmes by different pedagogical principles:
Source: Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
In the Slovenian-Italian mixed area, the state caters for two settings:
In the Slovenian-Hungarian mixed area, the provision is bilingual, namely the education staff conducts the educational activities in Slovenian and Hungarian concurrently.
The Addition to the Kindergarten Curriculum (2002) specifies the provision in ethnically mixed areas (sl). The state covers the difference in the higher cost for the classes with the Italian medium of instruction and/or bilingual Slovenian Hungarian provision, namely according to the specified norms. Furthermore, the state co-funds investment in real estate and equipment of kindergartens in ethnically mixed areas.
Larger localities have set up preschool education in hospitals. In 2020/2021, there were 10 hospital kindergartens across the country.
The states maintains kindergarten classes in hospitals of which activities cover the country’s territory, namely according to the specified norms. It part funds earnings, as well as social contributions and other duties for kindergarten staff in classes that are set up in hospitals with the consent by the Minister responsible for education.