The Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) is offering full kindergarten payment (voucher) to beneficiaries of the Social Assistance Scheme (SAS) who have children aged 3 to 5. The voucher is offered to attend private kindergartens and licensed public-private kindergartens for the 2025/26 school year, at no cost to parents.
- The program will cover kindergarten fees for the entire early childhood education cycle;
- Transportation fee for children who are unable to travel, whose distance is at least 4 kilometers from the kindergarten selected in the application procedure.
Families registered in SAS who reside in Pristina, Fushë Kosovë/Kosovo Polje, Prizren, Ferizaj, Lipjan, Gjilan, Peja, Gjakova, Mitrovica, Vushtrri, Gracanica, Drenas, Shtime, Suhareka, and Klina are invited to apply to the Voucher Program in order to benefit from the program.
Participation in the Voucher Program will not affect benefits from the Social Assistance Scheme.
The criteria for application are:
· The family must be registered with SAS as a beneficiary;
· Have at least one child between the ages of 3 and 5 at the time of enrollment in kindergarten. The child’s age is calculated from the date of provision of kindergarten services, not from the date of application to the Program. Consequently, the parent or legal guardian can apply even before the child has reached the age of 3 or 5, starting from 2 years and 6 months to the age of 4 years and 6 months. Provided that attendance at kindergarten begins at the age of 3 and ends when the child begins compulsory pre-primary education after the age of 5;
· The child must reside in the municipality where he/she applies to attend kindergarten.
For assistance with the application, the benefit process and other issues related to the Voucher Program, contact the Center for Social Work (CSW) in your municipality.
The application started on September 1st and is open until September 21st, 2025 and is carried out through the electronic platform e-kosova: https://ekosova.rks-gov.net/596
Last modified: September 18, 2025
