Czech · Zápis do školky
You ask when enrolment is and which documents are needed: what to say in Czech
You ask when kindergarten enrolment is and which documents are needed.
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How it's done. The zápis do mateřské školy (kindergarten enrolment) takes place in spring, usually in May; you need the birth certificate, the vaccination card and a residence document; children from the catchment area and children for whom preschool is compulsory have priority.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
Dobrý den, kdy je zápis do mateřské školy?
DOH-brih dayn, gdih yeh ZAH-pees doh MAH-tehrshs-keh SHKOH-lih?
Good day, when is the enrolment for the kindergarten?
Or say:Dobrý den, chtěl{|a} bych zapsat dítě do školky. Kdy se to dělá?
DOH-brih dayn, khtyehl bikh ZAHP-suht DEE-tyeh doh SHKOL-kih. Gdih seh toh DYEH-luh?
THEY SAY
Zápis je na jaře, obvykle v květnu. Termíny jsou na našem webu.ZAH-pees yeh nuh YAHR-zheh, OH-bvih-kleh f KWYEHT-noo. TEHR-mee-nih ysoh-oo nuh NAH-shem VEH-boo.
Enrolment is in spring, usually in May. The dates are on our website.
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YOU REPLY
Jaké dokumenty mám přinést?
YAH-keh DOH-koo-mayn-tih mahm PRSHEE-nest?
Which documents should I bring?
THEY SAY
Rodný list dítěte, očkovací průkaz a váš doklad o pobytu.ROD-nih leest DEE-tyeh-teh, OCH-koh-vuh-tsee PROO-kuhz uh vahsh DOH-kluhd oh POH-bih-too.
The child's birth certificate, the vaccination card and your residence document.
They might also say:
Rodný list, očkovací průkaz a váš doklad totožnosti.
ROD-nih leest, OCH-koh-vuh-tsee PROO-kuhz uh vahsh DOH-kluht TOH-tozh-nos-tee.
The birth certificate, the vaccination card and your identity document.
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YOU REPLY
Jaká jsou kritéria? Mají přednost děti z naší čtvrti?
YAH-kuh ysoh-oo KREE-teh-ree-uh? MIGH-ee PRSHED-nost DYEH-tee z NAH-shee chtvrtee?
What are the criteria? Do children from our neighbourhood have priority?
THEY SAY
Přednost mají děti z naší spádové oblasti a děti, pro které je předškolní vzdělávání povinné.PRSHED-nost MIGH-ee DYEH-tee z NAH-shee SPAH-doh-veh OH-bluhs-tee uh DYEH-tee, proh KTEH-reh yeh PRSHETSH-kol-nee VZDYEH-luh-vuh-nee POH-veen-neh.
Priority goes to children from our catchment area and children for whom preschool education is compulsory.
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YOU FINISH
Děkuji za informace.
DYEH-kooy-ee zah EEN-for-muh-tseh.
Thank you for the information.
THEY SAY
Rádo se stalo.RAH-doh seh STAH-loh.
My pleasure.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Czech for life in Czechia”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Dobrý
DOH-brih
adjective
good
den
dayn
noun
day
kdy
gdih
adverb
when
je
yeh
verb
is
zápis
ZAH-pees
noun
enrolment
mateřské
MAH-tehrshs-keh
adjective
nursery (locative)
46 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Můžete to zopakovat, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh toh ZOH-puh-koh-vuht, PROH-seem?
Can you repeat that, please?
Můžete mluvit pomaleji, prosím?
MOO-zheh-teh MLOO-veet POH-muh-lay-ee, PROH-seem?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Ještě neumím dobře česky.
YEHSH-tyeh NEH-oo-meem DOBR-zheh CHES-kih.
I don't speak Czech well yet.
Co to znamená?
Tsoh toh ZNAH-meh-nuh?
What does this mean?
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