IMM nursery applications are ongoing! Who can apply to Yuvamız İstanbul activity centers?

Applications for the 2025-2026 academic year for the Yuvamız İstanbul nurseries, offered by the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (IMM) for children aged 3-6, are ongoing. Currently serving in 111 centers, the IMM plans to open 17 new nurseries for families this year. So, how are IMM nursery applications made? What are the application dates and how does the registration process work? We have compiled all the information you need to know about Yuvamız İstanbul nurseries...

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Registrations for the 2025-2026 academic year are ongoing at the Yuvamız İstanbul nurseries, which the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality provides for children aged 3-6. Applications are made online via the IMM's official website at yuvamiz.ibb.istanbul. So, when will the applications end? Here are all the details you are curious about regarding the IMM nursery registration process...

WHAT ARE THE APPLICATION DATES FOR IMM YUVAMIZ İSTANBUL NURSERIES?

Applications for the 2025-2026 service period at Yuvamız İstanbul Children's Activity Centers can be made online between April 28 and May 19 via the yuvamiz.ibb.istanbul website.

17 NEW CENTERS ARE OPENING

17 new centers will be added to the Yuvamız İstanbul Children's Activity Centers, which currently serve with 111 centers, for the 2025-2026 period. 

These new centers, which will open in Sancaktepe, Kartal, Ataşehir Kayışdağı, Sarıyer, Tuzla, Maltepe, Pendik, Sancaktepe Abdurrahman Gazi Akgül Street, Maltepe Fındıklı, Tuzla Aydıntepe, Eyüpsultan Emniyettepe, Sancaktepe Atatürk, Pendik Çamçeşme Kiptaş, Tuzla, Çekmeköy Sultançiftliği, Şişli Eskişehir, and Kartal Soğanlık, will begin welcoming little Istanbulites following the application process.

WHERE ARE YUVAMIZ İSTANBUL NURSERIES LOCATED?

There are currently 111 active centers serving in Yuvamız İstanbul nurseries. In addition, 17 new centers are planned to become operational in the coming days. The nurseries are located in various regions on both the European and Asian sides of Istanbul. You can access the full list of locations where the nurseries are situated via the link below.