In Irkutsk, there is a place to build a new kindergarten for 240 places. It will appear in the area of Kozhova and Sovetskaya streets. The kindergarten will be built in the area of a vacant lot where Pioneer Stadium used to be. The city authorities register a shortage of places in kindergartens in this area of Irkutsk. As of today, there are 1,600 children on the waiting list, and if we take into account that residential development is actively taking place here, the queue will grow.