Ten kindergartens successfully implemented projects in the KÚTIKY 2026 grant program
Curiosity, creativity, and a desire to explore are a natural part of childhood. The KÚTIKY grant program creates spaces in kindergartens where children can develop through play, creation, and hands-on experience.
The Kia Slovakia Foundation has been implementing the KÚTIKY grant program since 2019 with the aim of supporting the development of technical thinking and practical skills in children during pre-primary education. Since its inception, a total of 63 kindergartens have been supported through the program. Through the program, nursery schools receive support to create a stimulating environment that offers children new opportunities for exploration, experimentation, and practical activities.
Learning through personal experience
Thanks to the support, kindergartens are creating spaces and supplementing their equipment with tools that motivate children to try, construct, create, and find their own solutions. Through play, they naturally develop technical thinking, manual skills, creativity, cooperation, and the ability to solve simple problems.
An important principle of the program is learning through direct experience. Children can work with various materials and aids, explore how things work, connect different contexts, and turn their ideas into concrete creations.
In 2026, 10 kindergartens in the Žilina Region received support:
- Municipality of Podvysoká,
- Primary School with Kindergarten, Lokca
- Kindergarten, Čajakova, Žilina,
- Elementary School with Kindergarten, Vyšný Koniec, Čierne
- Elementary School with Kindergarten, Makov
- Primary School with Kindergarten, Hurbanova, Martin
- Elementary School with Kindergarten, Predmier
- Kindergarten, Fojstvo, Raková
- Primary School with Kindergarten, Dlhá nad Kysucou
- Primary School with Kindergarten, Školská Street, Konská
The funds provided by the Kia Slovakia Foundation for the implementation of projects come from a portion of taxes paid (2 %).
