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Full procedure Open a private kindergarten

A private kindergarten (bala bakcha) for children from one to seven years old, with meals and a day sleep.

A private kindergarten is opened by a registered firm or association (see Open a café for registering a firm) and needs a licence for preschool education from the city education department. Its places are counted in the district's quota of preschool places and are allocated before anything else. The licensing commission sits on the last Friday of each month and considers only files in which every certificate is valid on that day. The licence names the number of places; an increase is a new licence.

Obtain an allocation of places from the district quota

Allocation by the preschool section of the city education department from the district's annual quota of places.

  1. 1. Apply for places in the quota of the district
    Where: City education department: preschool section
    The department sets the number of preschool places in each district every March for the year from 1 September, and private places are allocated from the same number in the order of application. Places not taken up by 1 June return to the state kindergartens of the district. A kindergarten opened in another district than the one in the allocation is a new application.
    Bring: Certificate of registration of the firm, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies), Lease or ownership certificate of the premises, Floor plan of the premises, 1:100, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    You receive: Allocation of places from the district quota
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 15–20 min at the counter, 10–30 days until the next step

Obtain the consent of the residents

Notarised consent of the residents of the staircase, for a kindergarten on the ground floor of a block of flats.

  1. 2. Have the residents' consents notarised ★ optional
    Where: State Notary Office No. 1
    Only for a kindergarten in a block of flats. Every flat on the staircase signs, and so does every flat above the kindergarten's windows on the other staircases.
    Bring: Lease or ownership certificate of the premises, Allocation of places from the district quota
    You receive: Notarised consent of the residents of the staircase
    Cost: certification of each flat's signature (twelve flats), IS 45 × 12
    Time: 40–150 min in the queue, 30–60 min at the counter, 1–7 days until the next step

Have the premises inspected for fire safety

Inspection of the premises as a preschool institution by the State Fire Inspectorate.

  1. 3. Request the inspection
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    Bring: Lease or ownership certificate of the premises, Floor plan of the premises, 1:100, Allocation of places from the district quota, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Time: 15–60 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 5–15 days until the next step
  2. 4. Receive the inspector at the premises
    Where: State Fire Inspectorate
    Groups of children under three are on the ground floor only. Each group room has two exits; a window counts as an exit only if it opens at ground level and is not barred. Ground-floor windows are barred under the police rules and may not be barred under the fire rules, so they have bars that open from inside with a key kept in a glass case beside each window.
    You receive: Fire-safety inspection report on a preschool institution
    Cost: IS 180
    Cost: per place, IS 3 per place
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step

Certify the furniture

Certificate of conformity of Iradstandart to IST 88-96 for each type of furniture.

  1. 5. Have each type of furniture certified
    Where: Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification
    Tables and chairs are marked by height group with a coloured circle (orange, violet, yellow, red, green, blue). Each child's place is set to the child's height, which is measured each September and January and recorded in the group's height journal. Beds are fixed, not folding; two-tier beds are not accepted.
    Bring: Invoice of the foreign supplier, Photocopy of the registration certificate, certified by the Register of Firms (6 copies)
    You receive: Certificate of conformity to IST 88-96 (one per type of furniture)
    Cost: certification, each type of furniture, IS 420 per type of furniture
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 10–15 days until the next step

Obtain medical books and certificates of good conduct for the staff

Medical commission at the city polyclinic and certificates of the Records Department, Ministry of Internal Security.

  1. 6. Pass the medical commission
    Where: City polyclinic (medical commissions)
    Every member of staff, including the cook, the caretaker and the driver, passes the commission and the hygiene course. Staff working with children under three are examined again every six months.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant, Two photographs, 3.5 × 4.5 cm
    You receive: Medical books of the staff
    Cost: each member of staff, IS 140 per person
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 60–120 min at the counter, 3–7 days until the next step
  2. 7. Request the certificates of good conduct (Form MIS-22)
    Where: Records Department, Ministry of Internal Security
    Each member of staff applies in person; the employer may not apply on their behalf. The certificates must be no older than three months on the day the licensing commission sits, which is the last Friday of the month. Spent convictions are shown on these certificates.
    Bring: ID card or passport of the applicant
    You receive: Certificates of good conduct of each member of staff (Form MIS-22)
    Cost: state duty, each member of staff, IS 40 per person
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 10–15 min at the counter, 10–14 days until the next step

Approve the menu and obtain the sanitary certificate

Approval of the ten-day menu and inspection of the premises by the City Sanitary Inspectorate under SR 2.4-07.

  1. 8. Submit the ten-day menu for approval
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    The menu covers ten days, separately for children under three and over three, with the weight of each portion in grams and the calories of each day. It is posted in the hall each morning with the previous day's menu beside it. A sample of each dish is kept for 48 hours in a refrigerator, labelled with the date and the hour.
    Bring: Allocation of places from the district quota, Floor plan of the premises, 1:100
    You receive: Approved ten-day menu
    Cost: IS 150
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 7–10 days until the next step
  2. 9. Apply and receive the sanitary inspection
    Where: City Sanitary Inspectorate
    The group room gives 2.5 m² to each child and the bedroom 1.8 m²; the number of places in the licence cannot exceed what the smallest group room allows. Each child has a towel hook marked with a picture, not a name, and the same picture on the locker and the bed.
    Bring: Fire-safety inspection report on a preschool institution, Medical books of the staff, Certificate of conformity to IST 88-96 (one per type of furniture), Approved ten-day menu, Floor plan of the premises, 1:100
    You receive: Sanitary certificate for a preschool institution
    Cost: IS 260
    Cost: per place, IS 2 per place
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 60–150 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Obtain the licence for preschool education

Licence of the city education department after the licensing commission's visit.

  1. 10. Pay the fee at Talasbank
    Where: Talasbank (any branch)
    Cost: licence fee, IS 1,500
    Time: 20–60 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step
  2. 11. Submit the application at room 219
    Where: City education department: preschool section
    The file is complete when every certificate in it is valid on the day of the commission. The programme is in Iradi; a group with another language of upbringing has its programme in that language as well, and the languages are named in the licence.
    Bring: Certificate of registration of the firm, Charter of the firm, Allocation of places from the district quota, Fire-safety inspection report on a preschool institution, Sanitary certificate for a preschool institution, Certificate of conformity to IST 88-96 (one per type of furniture), Medical books of the staff, Certificates of good conduct of each member of staff (Form MIS-22), Diplomas of the teachers in pedagogy, Educational programme in Iradi, with the daily routine of each group, Application form (from the counter, filled in by hand in blue ink)
    Time: 30–120 min in the queue, 20–40 min at the counter, 10–30 days until the next step
  3. 12. Receive the licensing commission at the kindergarten
    Where: City education department: preschool section (At the kindergarten)
    Who: Commission of the department: a methodologist, a doctor of the polyclinic and a representative of the parents of the district
    The commission visits on the last Friday of the month, during the day sleep, and checks that the beds are made for the number of places in the application.
    Time: 0 min in the queue, 90–180 min at the counter, 5–10 days until the next step
  4. 13. Collect the licence
    Where: City education department: preschool section
    The licence states the number of places, the number of groups and the languages of upbringing. A child above the number of places is a breach of the licence, including a member of staff's own child, unless entered in the place of a child on leave.
    You receive: Licence for preschool education (with the number of places, groups and languages)
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 5–10 min at the counter, 0–1 days until the next step

Enter the kindergarten in the city register of preschool places

Entry with the preschool section of the city education department, for the city's compensation of parents' fees.

  1. 14. Submit the list of children with their places in the district waiting list ★ optional
    Where: City education department: preschool section
    Entry allows parents of children on the district waiting list to receive 30% of the fee back from the city. The list is submitted each quarter; a child who leaves the waiting list on being offered a state place is struck off the private list as well.
    Bring: Licence for preschool education (with the number of places, groups and languages)
    You receive: Entry in the city register of preschool places
    Time: 30–90 min in the queue, 15–25 min at the counter, 10–20 days until the next step

Laws and documents

  • № 96-12 Education Act 1996 (article 31; article 44; articles 29, 33, 35; article 38)
  • № 96-03 Domestic Relations Act 1996 (article 22)
  • Fire Safety Rules FSR-01 Fire Safety Rules for premises and storage, 2003 (sections 9.1, 9.3)
  • IST 88-96 Furniture for preschool institutions. Sizes and marking (Iradstandart)
  • Sanitary Rules SR 2.4-07 Sanitary rules for preschool institutions, 2007 (section 12; sections 4, 6, 9)

Institutions

  • City education department: preschool section, Talas City Hall, second floor, room 219; Nurzhan: House of Soviets, wing A, room 14; Iyık Janyl: City Hall, Lower Town. Monday to Thursday, 9:00–12:30; the licensing commission sits on the last Friday of the month
  • State Notary Office No. 1, Talas, Liberty Boulevard 9, basement; sworn translators' list on the door. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • State Fire Inspectorate, Fire station of your district; in Talas, Fire Station No. 1, Trans-Talas Highway 33. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Iradstandart, State Agency for Standards, Metrology and Certification, Talas, Jibek Jolu Avenue 60; testing laboratory in the courtyard. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • City polyclinic (medical commissions), City polyclinic No. 1 of each city; district hospitals outside the cities. Medical commission: Monday to Friday, 8:00–11:00
  • Records Department, Ministry of Internal Security, Talas, Records Department counter; or the district office of the Ministry (allow five more working days). Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • City Sanitary Inspectorate, Talas, Regional Hospital grounds, building 4; Nurzhan and Iyık Janyl: city polyclinic No. 1. Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, lunch 12:30–13:30
  • Talasbank (any branch), Any of the 28 branches; foreign currency operations at the head office, Central Square, Talas. Monday to Friday, 9:00–16:00; Saturday 9:00–12:00

Updated 2026-10-23. Developed with the support of the UNMI trade facilitation programme.