Almost 70% of children under the age of three in Bulgaria are cared for by their parents at home, indicate Eurostat data for 2019. This is the highest percentage in Europe, the European average being 47%. This can, to some extent be explained..
The Bulgarian state has allocated BGN 52 million (just over EUR 26 million) to support families with children under 14 years of age. The aid is for parents who are on unpaid leave to take care of their children after schools switched to online leaning..
On February 9, the world marks Safer Internet Day with the motto "Together for a better Internet", Bulgaria's Parents Association announced. The Association and the Centre for Safe Internet will mark the initiative with an online event at 10.00 am,..
704 applications for distance learning have been submitted to the Ministry of Education by parents of 1 st to 4 th grade children. In-person schooling is to resume, as of 4 January, for children up to the 4 th grade. Schools will continue..
"We are being treated as owners of infectious agents that we want to put in schools to sow infection," Hristina Domozetova, one of the initiators of the open letter sent by parents and experts to the government, told BNR. Their letter has been..
According to Eurostat data for 2019, in Bulgaria 48.8 percent of young people live with their parents. Statistics show that leaving home often depends on whether young people are in a relationship or studying. The level of financial independence, the labor..
Parents and unions of teachers in Bulgaria strongly oppose the idea of reopening schools before the end of the school year. Prime Minister Boyko Borissov mentioned such an option for students in grades 7 and 12 who are about to apply for admission to..
Parents in Bulgaria will be able to benefit from a one-time financial support to the tune of BGN 375 (EUR 192). It will be granted when both parents or a single parent take unpaid leave for at least 20 working days due to the inability to work remotely,..
