jardim de infância
Published 5 November 2026, 22:39
jardim de infância
Nursery school for children from the age of three until they start school: the stage after creche. It may be state-run and attached to a school, run by an IPSS, or private; fees at state and IPSS nursery schools depend on family income.
Where you come across it. When a child turns three and moves from creche to nursery school.
It is not a creche: children under three go to a creche, where enrolment and fees work differently.
Official website: dge.mec.pt
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