History of Our School

The first kindergarten was established in 1982 in the Maçka campus, where children aged 5-6 were educated using a co-educational model, with two teachers. It was opened during the tenure of Prof. Dr. Kemal KAFALI. In the Ayazağa campus, the kindergarten was established in 1985 with a capacity of 10 children and two teachers. Our current Nursery and Kindergarten was opened in 1990 during the term of Rector Prof. Dr. İlhan KAYAN, with the aim of providing care and education services to 20 children, thanks to donations from the ESKA company. Later, the 0-3 age group was added to increase capacity, and in 2005, the number of children was increased with the addition of three more classrooms.

In 2017, services began to be provided in our newly constructed building in the Ayazağa campus. Our building offers educational services in 10 classrooms, along with activity areas such as a music room, playroom, multipurpose hall, intelligence games room, library, and garden play area.

In June 2020, the kindergarten children at the Maçka campus were transferred to the kindergarten at the Ayazağa campus, and education and care services are now provided exclusively at the Ayazağa campus kindergarten.

ITU Kindergarten operates with the aim of providing care and education for the children of academic and administrative staff and workers at our University in accordance with the requirements of child education science, thereby creating a safer working environment for parents and increasing the productivity of parents as well as providing care and education for children.

Our Mission

To raise children who are creative, confident, know how to share, can express themselves, have developed aesthetic sensibilities, can defend their rights, respect the rights of others, use Turkish correctly and properly, know moral and cultural values, and are committed to Atatürk's principles and reforms, in line with goals appropriate to the developmental stages of children aged 2–6. By providing childcare and education services to the children of our university staff, collaborating with their families, and raising happy individuals who are ready for primary school, we prepare all children for a changing world. This is our fundamental reason for existence.

Our Vision

To be a preschool education institution that embraces the vision of ITU, is innovative, and continuously progresses and develops in line with contemporary national and international standards.

Our Staff

1 Director
1 Assistant Director
1 Psychologist
1 Secretary
13 Teachers
12 Service Personnel
5 Kitchen Staff
1 Security Guard