---
title: "Preschool Licensing"
url: "https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/preschool-licensing-en"
field: "Education Law"
description: "Preschool authorization in Georgia: conditions, inspections and the six-year term under Articles 14, 15, 16. Legal.ge."
reviewed: "2026-03-25"
updated: "2026-10-15"
publisher: "legal.ge"
---

# Preschool Licensing

> Source: legal.ge, https://legal.ge/en/service/education-law-en/preschool-licensing-en

## The Authorization Procedure for Preschool Institutions

In order to provide early and preschool upbringing and education services, an institution is obliged to undergo authorization — this requirement is established directly by law, and without it the lawful provision of preschool services is impossible. Article 14 provides that the procedure for undergoing authorization, as well as for its suspension and termination, is determined by a decree of the Government of Georgia. Authorization is carried out by the relevant structural unit of the municipality mayor's office, which verifies the compliance of the institution's conditions with the requirements established by the law and by subordinate normative acts.

It is also important that authorization is free of charge. The municipal body is obliged to keep a registry of institutions, to record data in it in accordance with the procedure approved by the Government, to ensure the publicity of the data and to transmit them to the National Statistics Office. The relevant structural unit of the mayor's office is responsible for the accuracy of the data submitted. In practice, this means that authorization status is public information and parents can verify it. At the same time, the procedure for keeping the registry and the list of data and indicators to be entered are agreed at the central level — this ensures uniformity of approach across municipalities and leaves the institutions a previously known space of transparent expectations.

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### Is authorization mandatory for preschool services?

Yes — providing early and preschool education services requires authorization; its procedure is determined by a government decree, and the process is administered by the municipal structural unit.

### For what term is authorization issued?

For six years, after which the procedure is carried out again.

### Which body conducts authorization?

The relevant structural unit of the municipality mayor's office; authorization is free of charge.

### What does a violation of requirements cause?

Suspension or termination of authorization, which is why maintaining the standards is a permanent obligation.