Free places at state nurseries and kindergartens in Cluj are published after each enrollment stage, in official documents: for kindergarten on the ISJ Cluj website (a “dynamic report of available places”), and for nursery on creseclujnapoca.ro. There’s no public waiting list — unplaced children are reprocessed in the next stage.

Below you’ll find exactly where to look, when it updates, and how nursery differs from kindergarten.

When free places are published

The methodology (Order ME no. 4018/2024) requires free places to be posted after re-enrollment and after each stage. In Cluj, for the 2026–2027 school year, the moments are:

  • 22 May 2026 — after re-enrollment.
  • 18 June 2026 — after stage I.
  • 9 July 2026 — after stage II.
  • 28 August 2026 — final results, after the adjustment stage.

The dates are for the 2026–2027 school year and can change year to year — always confirm them on ISJ Cluj and creseclujnapoca.ro.

The number of free places = the places in the schooling plan minus the children already enrolled (starting with re-enrollment).

Where to see them for kindergarten (ISJ Cluj)

For kindergarten (preschool level), the source is ISJ Cluj:

  • Go to the ISJ Cluj — preschool/ante-preschool enrollment page.
  • Look for the “Raport dinamic al locurilor disponibile” (dynamic report of available places) document — a county-wide, unit-by-unit table with capacity, re-enrolled children, places filled per stage and free places at a specific date/time.
  • The same information is also posted on each kindergarten’s noticeboard.

Where to see them for nursery (creseclujnapoca.ro)

Cluj’s state nurseries are a single municipal institution — Creșa pentru Educație Timpurie Cluj-Napoca (Aleea Meziad no. 4, tel. 0264-458320) — which publishes its own documents:

  • Go to creseclujnapoca.ro/inscrieri.
  • Look for “Raport dinamic al locurilor disponibile 2026–2027” and “Locuri disponibile pentru anul școlar 2026–2027” — tables for each nursery (Casa Spiridușilor, Castelul Fermecat, Căsuța Iepurașilor, etc.).

Note: the nurseries’ page explicitly warns “LOCURILE NU SE CONFIRMĂ” (places are not confirmed) — staff won’t confirm places by phone; you rely on the published documents.

What not to confuse

  • e-Primăria Cluj (e-primariaclujnapoca.ro/crese) is a payments portal for nurseries, not an enrollment one, and it does not show free places.
  • The “dynamic report” is not real-time. They are PDF “snapshots”, regenerated at key moments (with a date and time in the document), not a page that updates live. The numbers change with every republish and from year to year — don’t rely on an old figure.
  • The direct PDF links change every year — always start from the hub pages (ISJ Cluj, creseclujnapoca.ro).

How nursery differs from kindergarten

The mechanism is the same (a dynamic report, published after each stage), but where you look differs: kindergarten → ISJ Cluj; nursery → creseclujnapoca.ro. In both cases, the application is submitted by file (at the counter, by email or by post), not through an online form.

See also our guides to enrolling in a state nursery, enrolling in a state kindergarten, and, if you don’t get a place, the adjustment stage.

Frequently asked questions

Where do I see free places at state kindergartens in Cluj? On the ISJ Cluj website, in the “Raport dinamic al locurilor disponibile” document, published after each stage, plus on each kindergarten’s noticeboard.

Where do I see free places at state nurseries? On creseclujnapoca.ro/inscrieri, in the “Raportul dinamic al locurilor disponibile” and “Locuri disponibile pentru anul școlar 2026–2027”.

Does it update in real time? No. They are PDF snapshots, regenerated at key moments (with a date and time), not a live page.

Is there a public waiting list? No. The methodology forbids pre-enrollment lists; unplaced children are reprocessed in the next stage.

Can I call to have a place confirmed? For nurseries, no — the page warns “LOCURILE NU SE CONFIRMĂ”. You rely on the published documents.

Sources

See all our official sources on the data sources page.

Conclusion

Free places are published after each stage: kindergarten on ISJ Cluj, nursery on creseclujnapoca.ro, in “dynamic reports” (snapshots, not live). There’s no public waiting list. Start from the hub pages, and find every nursery and kindergarten in Cluj-Napoca on the interactive piticluj.ro map.