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Family and school
Schools, nurseries and kindergartens, and the benefits for a new baby.
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- SchoolsChildren start school in the September after they turn 6, and foreign children who live here have the same duty and the same free state schools as Czech ones. Enrolment (zápis) runs from 15 January to 15 February, and newcomers get free Czech lessons.In English
- Nurseries and kindergartensKindergarten (mateřská škola) takes children from 2, and municipal kindergartens must first take children aged 3 or over who live nearby. The year before school is compulsory and free. Enrolment runs from 15 March to 15 April.In English
- Parental allowanceMaternity benefit comes from your sickness insurance and is paid by the social security office, usually for 28 weeks. Parental allowance comes from the Labour Office, up to a set total, and you choose how fast to draw it. Child benefit no longer exists: since 2025 it's a child bonus inside the state social aid benefit.In English
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