Kindergartens and nurseries by educational approach
Pick an approach to see all Cluj-Napoca institutions that use it.
- Montessori
16 institutions
The Montessori approach is based on autonomous learning, specific manipulative materials, and mixed-age groups. The teacher observes and guides rather than instructs frontally.
- Waldorf
3 institutions
The Waldorf approach emphasizes daily rhythm, creative play, storytelling, and connection with nature. Limited technology in the early years; natural materials (wood, wool, beeswax).
- Forest School
3 institutions
Forest-school means learning predominantly outdoors, in the forest or in nature. Children explore autonomously and develop motor skills.
- Cambridge
5 institutions
The Cambridge International programme offers an internationally recognized bilingual curriculum taught in English, with standardized assessments at each stage.
- Reggio Emilia
2 institutions
The Reggio Emilia approach treats the child as the protagonist of their own learning, with emphasis on project-based exploration, artistic expression, and a carefully prepared environment.
- International Baccalaureate (IB)
2 institutions
The IB Primary Years Programme offers an internationally recognized bilingual curriculum focused on inquiry-based learning and developing the child as a global person.
Where this data comes from
- Grouping by pedagogical approach uses the data in the piticluj.ro directory.
- State units come from the Cluj County School Inspectorate’s school network.
- Municipal nurseries come from the Cluj-Napoca nursery administration.
- Provisional authorisation or accreditation of private units is checked in the ARACIP registries.
- Every institution states the exact source of its own data on its page — and says explicitly what the institution has not confirmed.