Absenteeism Questionnare on Preschools nr 5 in Krasnik school years 2010/11 and 2011/12

1) What are the absenteeism rates at your school from 2010 to

2012?

School year 2010/2011 Presence % SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 71,2 75 68,3 42,7 44,5 62,8 716 69,1 66,3 74,8 Absence % 28,8 35 31,7 42,7 55,5 37,2 28,4 30,9 33,7 25,2

School year 2011/2012 Presence % SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE 80,3 69,8 72,5 51,3 73,4 48,7 48,7 68,1 79,5 74,8 Absenc e % 19,7 30,2 27,5 46,7 26,6 51,3 51,3 31,9 20,5 25,2

2010/2011

2011/2012

2) What are the main reasons of preschoolers absenteeism at your school?

The results of the questionnaire My childs kindergarten carried out among parents give the answer for the reasons of absence of kindergarten pupils. The main result of absence is illness, vacations, parents leave or change of location. Many parents, who do not work, do not take children to kindergarten as children do not like to wake up early and is not willing to go the kindergarten. Some parents point out that the child does not like to be separated from them. Other parents mention the problem of attending ill children whose presence may be contagious for their children.

3) Which absenteeism reason is the most common at your school? The main reason of the absence of children is illness. Children attending kindergarten are prone to infections which is the result of spreading viruses and diseased in a crowed places such as kindergarten. 4) What are your precautions to decrease absenteeism? We try to deal with illness, which is the main reason of absence of children in kindergarten. We do this by strengthening the immune system of pupils. Therefore, we pay attention to regular activities and physical activities such as short trips, everyday walk, promotion of healthy lifestyle and appropriate diet. We also try to make the parents aware of the importance of the presence of children in kindergarten. 5) What are your other social activities to make your school more attractive for preschoolers? We make efforts in order to make our kindergarten comfortable place where children come willingly. Therefore, we organize educational lessons and prepare different activities like Art classes, musical and dancing lessons, gymnastics and many other activities which aim is to enhance childrens development and skills. We also organize theatrical performances, concerts, nativity plays and plays connected with the seasons of the year. There are also costume balls and trips. We also go to cinema and theatre and invite interesting people. When the weather affords, usually in spring or summer, we organize open-air feasts. We also do adaptation classes for children who will attend our kindergarten. 6) What are your expectaions from Smileys Project ? What will it add to your school

Owing to the process of exchanging our activities and practice, we enhance our educational offer and together with our partners, we create effective teaching methods which main aim is to make a kindergarten more attractive for children. Moreover, we will gain knowledge about how other kindergartens deal with the problem of absence. Thus, we may exchange our observations and methods.