Every other Czech child between three and five cannot get into kindergarten

Every second child between the ages of three and five is being turned away by overcrowded Czech kindergartens, Lidove noviny reported, quoting a study prepared for the Social Affairs Ministry. The paper said preference was being given to children over 5, who kindergartens are legally obliged to accept. But while there is a shortage of places in kindergartens, there is lower interest in nurseries for younger children, which are being closed down.