| Number | Concept | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data description | Number of the children aged 0 - 4 in the creches and the kindergarten (equivalent to ISCED level 0) are provided. The creches are separate structures in which medical and other specialists are teaching and bringing up children aged 3 months to 3 years. Kindergartens are creating conditions for the normal physical and mental health of the children up to their entering the first class. |
| 2 | Classification used | Unified Classification of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units (UCATTU) |
| 3 | Coverage | Detached creches as well as groups in kindergartens in the observed cities, their Larger Urban Zones and the country as a whole are covered. Kindergartens include state, municipal and private kindergartens in the Urban Audit spatial units. The aim is to measure the demand and not the supply of day care. |
| 4 | Unit of measure | Number |
| 5 | Reference period | Year |
| 6 | Time coverage | 2010-2016 |
| 7 | Release policy | Information is published annually according to the Release Calendar presenting the results of the statistical surveys carried out by the National Statistical Institute. |
| 8 | Dissemination format | • www.nsi.bg |
| 9 | Methodological documents | • Compilation of variable definitions - Eurostat |
| 10 | Source data | Statistical surveys "Creches" and "Kindergartens", wich are included in the NSP. |
| 11 | Frequency of data collection | Yearly |
| 12 | Data collection method | Exhaustive |
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