“Niklas Wikholm handed over flowers, a flag and wished good luck from the association Holmbygdens Utveckling och Idrott (HBU) to the educators Rozi Skralovnik, Zandra Näslund, Elin Håkansson and Carina Norberg”. Text & image: Frida Blomstedt Lidén, ST.nu
Almost six years after the closure, it was time for Anundgård's preschool to once again open its doors! The struggle has been long and arduous to open the preschool again in Holm, which has long been the municipality's only district without preschool activities. However, the future looks bright with both a positive wave of immigration and expected additions to the village.
The preschool hit again this year 2019 and the business “put on ice”, with the words that it would open again if the basis for children in the resort improved. After just a couple of years, the number of children in Holm had grown to more than meet the requirements for a preschool in the then sparsely populated area 16 children reported that they wanted a place. Read more: Anundgård's preschool in Holm can be opened after the baby boom, but Sundsvall municipality does not answer the inquiries - HBU and parents are working for a fresh start , from January 2021.
For a long time, the municipality of Sundsvall did not want to answer questions about reopening the preschool. The preschool was also made impossible to find or apply for a place, which was a prerequisite for the municipality to be able to know what basis was available for opening, but even so, HBU has & the parents in Holm have not given up.
But then today, on Monday 19 August 2024, the fight for the kindergarten has come to an end! Children and parents came to start school in the newly renovated premises and the staff had their first “sharp working day” at the new workplace. Sundsvalls Tidning was also there and made a report: ST: After a long struggle – the preschool in Holm opens.
Balloons and flag at the top, in honor of the rededication day.
The association Holmbygdens Utveckling och Idrott presented a flower and congratulations.
"We have skilled educators on site who will offer the children the best possible education and they have worked extremely hard to get everything in place", says principal Anna Holter – as here ST's photographer is photographed.
Amelia Sahlin rode her bike throughout her first day of preschool. Just before she was going home, she took the opportunity to swing a little. "The fact that there is a preschool means a lot to the village. It is important for children of the same age to get to know each other. You get more community”, says mother Elin. Text & image: Frida Blomstedt Lidén, ST.nu
Many times you have probably driven past Anundgård's fine preschool, which first opened 1993. But maybe you've never seen it from the inside? Below are some samples from the reopening day – after the staff has decorated and done nicely!
The family room, with dining table for the hungry little ones.
Principal Anna Holter is interviewed by ST's reporter.
Large playroom.
Hobby room, for paintings and other artistic extravagances.
Hall and cloakroom. Place for dirty boots and galonis.
"It has been a long wait for everything to be ready. We have used the time to prepare as best we can. We will be a nature-based preschool, but no clean out and scrub", says educator Rozi Skralovnik to ST.
A newly opened Instagram account to follow – @anundgardraven? What fun pranks could come in the future?
Read more:
19/8 Sundsvall's Newspaper: After a long struggle – the preschool in Holm opens
31/12 Holmbygden.se: Anundgård's preschool wishes a Happy New Year - Preferably without continued systematic opposition from the municipality
27/4 -22 Holmbygden.se: BUN decision today: "Anundgårds Förskola" is open!
19/4 -22 Sundsvall's Newspaper: Closed preschool can reopen: "Feels very happy that we can make this investment"
19/4 -22 Sundsvall's Newspaper: Cheers in Holm after the news about the preschool: "All the fighting has not been in vain"
6/11 -22 Sundsvall's Newspaper: Elin, 35: "Feels like you're being punished for choosing the countryside"
29/1 -21 Holmbygden.se: See SVT's feature on parents' demands for preschool in Holm and the operations manager's response
11/1 -21 Holmbygden.se: Anundgård's preschool in Holm can be opened after the baby boom, but Sundsvall municipality does not answer the inquiries - HBU and parents are working for a fresh start
8/1 -21 Sundvalls Tidning: They want to open a closed preschool in Holm
