Kvistaborg
About the preschool
Kvistaborg Preschool opened in September 1972. It is in the heart of Fossvogsdalur, where it is close to green areas and good trails. The preschool has 53 children ages 1 to 6 at the same time in four divisions called Reynilundur, Asparlundur, Birkilundur, and Víðilundur. Kvistaborg is a health preschool that emphasizes outdoor learning, music, and physical activity. We will be undergoing construction and we expect the preschool to grow and the number of children to increase.
Preschool director: Guðrún Gunnarsdóttir
Assistant preschool director: Guðrún S Þorleifsdóttir
Special education director: Ewelina Maria Jaskulska
Kvistaborg Preschool
Want to know more about Kvistaborg? In this very short video, we give a glimpse of the preschool activities. It was made by Erla Stefánsdóttir and Antonía Lárusdóttir for the Department of Education and Youth.
Philosophy
Kvistaborg Preschool's values are courage, warmth, listening and encouragement
The preschool is in the heart of the Fossvogur, where adventures are hidden everywhere you look. The location has a large influence on the philosophy of the preschool and outdoor learning, creativity, field trips, research, experiments, and experiences form the core of our work.
Kvistaborg also follows the philosophy of John Dewey, who stressed that children should learn from their own experience, activity, and enthusiasm or in other words, they learn by doing and being allowed to experiment. In this way, Dewey viewed children as thoughtful, creative, and active individuals living their own lives.
Early childhood education
Preschool literacy
Literacy refers to the ability to read, understand, interpret, and critically engage with written language, words, numbers, images, and symbols.
Parent cooperation
We are all in this together, and as the proverb goes it takes a village to raise a child. Reykjavík City preschools make targeted efforts to consult with and increase parent involvement in early childhood education.
All Reykjavík City preschools have parent associations and parent councils.
Support services
Reykjavík City employs a team of professionals who provide school support services for preschools and primary schools, counseling on child care and recreational activities, welfare services, and other specialized counseling and services needed to help all children actively participate in Reykjavík City's school and recreational activities and make their dreams come true.
Child prosperity
The new Act on the Integration of Services in the Interest of Children’s Prosperity has come into effect. The goal is to ensure children and guardians receive the right assistance, at the right time, from the right parties.
Families and children in need of early support have guaranteed access to a prosperity liaison in the child's immediate environment, such as in preschool or primary school. The prosperity liaison offers information and guidance on services and ensures that children and guardians have unhindered access to these services.
Children, young people, and guardians can reach the school prosperity liaison to request integrated services.
The prosperity liaison at Kvistaborg is: Guðrún S. Þorleifsdóttir
Development
Kvistaborg Preschool has been under renovation for the last few semesters due to, among other things, moisture damage and general repairs of the preschool premises. The preschool's oldest building has been closed since fall 2021. Operations are currently taking place in temporary structures on the preschool grounds and at Fossvogsskóli.
Redesign work on Kvistaborgir's oldest building is currently underway. You can follow the project's progress here.
What do you want to explore next?
- Starting preschool Starting preschool marks the beginning of a child's schooling and is therefore a major moment in their life.
- Preschool enrollment You can apply for preschool from the date your child is born.
- All preschools Here is a list of all preschools in Reykjavík.
- Preschools Want to know more about early childhood education in Reykjavík?
- Early signs of bullying behavior in preschool Keep in mind that communication difficulties can lead to bullying.
- Reykjavík Education Policy Get to know Reykjavík City’s Education Policy.
- Data protection in school and recreational activities The preschool ensures that only authorized parties have access to their information.
- Prosperity services Integrated services for the prosperity of children
