In preschool institutions, education shall be carried out in the Slovene language.

Pursuant to a special Preschool Institutions Act, in areas defined as areas with mixed populations of Slovene and Italian nationalities, children in preschool institutions offering education in Slovene shall learn Italian, children in preschool institutions offering education in Italian shall learn Slovene.

Pursuant to a special Act, in areas defined as areas with mixed populations of Slovene and Hungarian nationalities, preschool institutions shall offer bilingual education in the Slovene and Hungarian languages.

The provision of special rights of the Italian and Hungarian minorities in the Republic of Slovenia concerning preschool education shall be regulated by a special Act.

Preschool education of the Roma shall be carried out according to this law and other regulations.

Special standards and criteria shall apply to regions with specific development problems, ethnically mixed areas and to the education of Romany children.

Funding for the following shall be provided from the state budget:

- the higher cost of classes provided education in Italian and bilingual education classes in Slovene and Hungarian as well as classes of Romany children,

- part of investments in premises and equipment in areas with ethnically mixed population.

Prior to the adoption of preschool education programs in compliance with this Act, the following shall be considered as public service in the field of preschool education and preparation for school:

- programs for preschoolers of Italian and Hungarian ethnic minorities in ethnically mixed areas;

- programs for preschoolers of Roma;