Sólborg

Preschool

Vesturhlíð 1
105 Reykjavík

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About the preschool

Sólborg is open from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sólborg Preschool is a four-division preschool that uses two buildings. There are 75 children and they are divided into four rooms: Reynistofa, Víðistofa, Furustofa, and Birkistofa. There are 35 employees at Sólborg. Sólborg Preschool has specialized in meeting the needs of children with hearing impairment, deafness and children who have had a cochlear implant. Sign language and Icelandic are treated as equals across all divisions.

Sólborg preschool was nominated for an award for excellence in acoustics from Íshljóð and the Association of Engineers, along with six other preschools nationwide in November 2025. The school prioritizes outstanding acoustics to support children and staff with hearing impairments and to create a better environment for all students and staff.

Preschool director: Margrét Gígja Þórðardóttir

Ingibjörg Vilbergsdóttir serves as assistant preschool director.

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Want to know more?

In this very short video, we give a glimpse of the preschool activities. 

Counseling school

Sólborg Preschool serves as a counseling school for children who are deaf or hard of hearing

Sólborg is the preschool that has specialized in meeting the needs of children who are deaf or hearing impaired. The National Hearing and Speech Institute of Iceland introduces this counseling to parents when a child's hearing impairment is detected. 

More about counseling for deaf and hearing impaired children
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Philosophy

The motto of Sólborg is respect, mastery, and cooperation

 

Sólborg is an inclusive school that values community inclusion and participation for all. Sólborg rejects any form of differentiation and actively works to create, in collaboration, a shared learning environment for everyone.

 

Sólborg Preschool has specialized in meeting the needs of children with hearing impairment, deafness and children who have had a cochlear implant.

 

This is based on the philosophy that learning should take place in Icelandic and Icelandic sign language, as well as providing hearing training for the children. 

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Early childhood education

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.

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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 contact persons for Sólborg are: Lilja Þorsteinsdóttir and Margrét Gígja Þórðardóttir

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.

Photos from Sólborg