Vaikyst?s sodas - Gabriel?s Petkevi?ait?s-Bit?s sodelis

Vaikystės sodas is a Lithuanian-language kindergarten rather than an international school, but its contextual education programme draws on international models: the International Baccalaureate, the International Primary Curriculum, Reggio Emilia and the Swedish national pre-school curriculum, together with the ideas of Gardner and Vygotsky. English is taught from an early age, and since 2026 the network has belonged to the Globeducate group.

Children are accepted from the age of one. This kindergarten currently runs a toddler group (Mažyliai-Šnekučiai) and a Sodiečiai group for older pre-schoolers; it does not list a pre-primary (Priešmokyklinukai) class, which other kindergartens of the network offer.

Vaikystės sodas wants children to grow up confident, independent and empathetic, with a firm set of values and the courage to follow their dreams. Its listed values are empathy, sincerity, respect, independence, cooperation, creativity, tolerance, perseverance, curiosity, gratitude, enthusiasm and self-confidence, and it treats the learning environment as another teacher.

The kindergarten offers newly equipped classrooms and a large, green yard. Outdoors, children can ride scooters, play in a sand kitchen, tend garden beds and run around on a soft, safety-surfaced play area. A public playground and the green spaces of Žvėrynas and Vingis Park are a few minutes away on foot, and parents can always find parking nearby.

Full-day care runs from 7.30 am to 6.30 pm, with a free extended-care group from 4.30 pm. Families can order breakfast, a snack, lunch and dinner from menus planned by a dietitian, with individual menus for allergies, or bring healthy food from home. A speech therapist, karate sessions and English lessons are included, psychologists support the team, and parents follow each day through a mobile app.