Slovnaftáčik
PROJECT BACKGROUND (WHAT WAS THE CHALLENGE?)
Slovnaft Group, a member of MOL Group, has more than 3,000 employees, many of them parents of small children. To facilitate mothers’/parents’ returning to work after parental leave, the Company decided to build a modern and secure kindergarten and nursery for the children of employees, near to their workplaces. Having a child close by is one of the most common requirements of parents when choosing pre-school facilities for children.
2, PROJECT HISTORY
The most important milestones of project implementation were the following:
- Survey in 2012 of employees’ needs for a corporate kindergarten and nursery – the results indicated great interest.
- Preparation of project and reconstruction of an unused building – Slovnaft invested EUR 325,000.
- Building of a playground and green field area for people from the surrounding area of Vlčie hrdlo during opening hours.
One of the biggest challenges was to find a suitable building and operator who was able to fulfill quality requirements – to provide a secure environment, manage pre-school education and create a multicultural environment (Slovakian, Hungarian and English) with native speakers/teachers.
The Slovnaftáčik kindergarten and nursery are primarily reserved for the children of Slovnaft Group´s employees, but places are also available for families from neighboring districts, thus contributing to our good relationships with neighbouring communities. Finally, the Company provides employees with a further benefit – a reduction in monthly fees of between 20% - 30%.
Project results
1, MAIN OUTCOMES OF THE PROJECT (WHAT WAS THE RESULT?)
Slovnaftačik opened in August, 2013, and almost 50 children started a new period in their lives in this totally new space. By 2014, the number of children had increased to 63, 38 of whom were children of Slovnaft employees.
- Slovnaftačik provides year-round day care for children, even during the summer holidays.
- For those Slovnaft employees who placed their children in the Slovnaftačik nursery, the benefits have been:
- Simplified journey to work
- Simplified transport to and from the kindergarten due to its close location to Slovnaft offices and buildings
- Opening hours tailored to employee working hours: from 06:30 to 17:00
- A reconstructed old building which takes advantage of the surrounding area. For example, Slovnaftačik is the only kindergarten in Slovakia situated in the same building as a swimming pool, to which the children have access.
- Development of talented children through trilingual educational support, dance, playing musical instruments and art workshops.
- Regular safety inspections are made by employees from Slovnaft’s HSE department.
- The nursery contributes to the better well-being of employees – children are close to parents.
In 2013, Slovnaftačik kindergarten and nursery won a Via Bona Slovakia prize, a famous CSR award and our programme came first out of 52 nominations, in the “Best Employer” category.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project name: Slovnaftáčik kindergarten and nursery
Location: Bratislava, Vlčie hrdlo area
Duration: June 2012 - July 2013
Total cost: appr. 325 000 €
Outcome: 63 happy children and their parents (in 2014)