EducationEditorially reviewed 02/09/2026

Enrolling in kindergarten

Find out where to find the enrolment notice, how to apply for your child and which documents the kindergarten or its founder may require.

Cost

Depends on the kindergarten, founder and local subsidy

Usual time

According to the locally published deadline

Responsible institution

Vrtić i osnivač

How would you like to apply?

Documents and steps differ depending on how you apply.

If electronic application is unavailable, submit the application in the manner and by the deadline stated in the local enrolment notice.

The kindergarten or founder states in the notice whether it uses the national e-Enrolments system or its own electronic system.

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Enrolment applicationComplete it in the electronic system or on the form published by the kindergarten or founder.
Child’s and parent’s details and documentsThe electronic system may retrieve some information automatically from state registers. Attach only what the system or local notice expressly requests.
Evidence for enrolment priorityThis may include evidence of employment, residence, disability, number of children, a social entitlement or another circumstance set by local rules.Required only when you claim priority and the information is not available through automatic verification.
Certificate of completed preventive medical examinationBefore final enrolment or attendance, the child must complete the prescribed examination with a doctor and dental-medicine doctor, following the kindergarten’s instructions.

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1
Find the local enrolment notice
Check the municipality or city, founder and preferred kindergarten websites. The notice states deadlines, available programmes and the application method.
2
Check conditions and priority criteria
Read the local rulebook or decision because the founder sets scoring, evidence required and the area to which the kindergarten gives priority.
3
Prepare requested evidence
Collect only documents listed in the local notice. For online application, first check which information the system can retrieve automatically.
4
Submit the application under local instructions
Complete the form, attach requested evidence and retain confirmation of timely submission.
5
Check enrolment results
Results are published in the way stated in the notice. If you consider the decision incorrect, check appeal instructions and the deadline.
6
Complete medical examinations
After acceptance and before final enrolment or attendance, obtain the prescribed medical certificate and follow kindergarten instructions on vaccination and other documents.
7
Complete enrolment and sign the contract
By the deadline set by the kindergarten, submit final documents and sign the programme-use agreement.

1
Find the local enrolment notice
Check the municipality or city, founder and preferred kindergarten websites. The notice states deadlines, available programmes and the application method.
2
Check conditions and priority criteria
Read the local rulebook or decision because the founder sets scoring, evidence required and the area to which the kindergarten gives priority.
3
Prepare requested evidence
Collect only documents listed in the local notice. For online application, first check which information the system can retrieve automatically.
4
Send the electronic application
Sign in to the system named in the notice, select the kindergarten and programme, review retrieved details and upload missing documents.
5
Check enrolment results
Results are published in the way stated in the notice. If you consider the decision incorrect, check appeal instructions and the deadline.
6
Complete medical examinations
After acceptance and before final enrolment or attendance, obtain the prescribed medical certificate and follow kindergarten instructions on vaccination and other documents.
7
Complete enrolment and sign the contract
By the deadline set by the kindergarten, submit final documents and sign the programme-use agreement.

Procedure	Price	Deadline
Monthly kindergarten fee There is no uniform price for all of Croatia. Check the amount, reductions and subsidies in the local decision or with the kindergarten.	Depends on the kindergarten, founder and local subsidy	According to the locally published deadline

Procedure

Price

Deadline

Monthly kindergarten fee

There is no uniform price for all of Croatia. Check the amount, reductions and subsidies in the local decision or with the kindergarten.

Depends on the kindergarten, founder and local subsidy

According to the locally published deadline

Not all kindergartens use the national e-Enrolments system. Some founders use their own electronic system and some prescribe another submission method.
Deadlines, scoring, evidence required and price differ between cities, municipalities and kindergartens.
A timely application does not guarantee a place if the kindergarten lacks capacity.
To receive enrolment priority, stating the circumstance alone is insufficient; where data is not available through official verification, attach the evidence required by the local notice.
Before enrolment, the child must complete the prescribed preventive examination, and regular vaccination follows current rules unless there is a medical contraindication.
Regular kindergarten is not compulsory for every child; the preschool programme is compulsory in the year before starting primary school.

Following only the preferred kindergarten’s page and overlooking the city, municipality or other founder’s notice.
Assuming every kindergarten uses the same online system.
Sending the application after the local deadline or without confirmation it was received successfully.
Attaching unnecessary documents while omitting evidence for a priority criterion that the system could not verify automatically.
Missing the deadline to appeal or complete enrolment after results are published.
Leaving the medical examination and final documents until the last minute.

Information was editorially reviewed on 02/09/2026. Before applying, check the latest information on official websites.

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