Pre-school medical examination

Please allow at least 90 minutes for the examination.

The pre-school medical examination is carried out to assess your child’s physical, emotional and mental development.

Key areas of the examination

• examination of the sensory organs (visual acuity and hearing)
• measuring height and weight
• Physical examination
• assessment of motor skills and speech
• Assessment of other areas of development relevant to schooling
• Observation of social maturity and behaviour
• Checking vaccination status and providing vaccination advice

Following the examination, the Paediatric and Adolescent Health Service will discuss with you any recommendations that are important for your child’s successful start at school, draw these up for the school’s attention and, with your consent, inform the school.

The school entry assessments for the 2027/2028 school year will begin in mid-November 2026 and will run until the end of April 2027. Children who were deferred from starting school in the 2026/2027 school year must also undergo a further assessment.

Appointments for children receiving integration support, those for whom a deferral has been requested, and those starting school early

For children

• who are receiving an integration support measure (such as early intervention in special educational needs, sensory-specific support or an inclusive place)
• or who have been reported to the public health authority by the headteacher because a request for deferral of school attendance was made at the time of enrolment
• or who are due to start school early,

appointments can be made from 10 November 2026 by telephone on 0049 3641 49-3282 (Monday to Thursday from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm) or by email to einschulungsuntersuchung@jena.de (please include a callback number).

Appointments for all other children

For all other children, appointments can be booked via our online calendar from 17 November 2026 . These appointments can be rescheduled independently in the event of an unforeseen circumstance, such as illness.

Appointments can usually be booked 6 weeks in advance.

If no appointments are displayed, please bear with us. New appointments are added regularly.

Same-day appointment cancellations

Please cancel same-day appointments by telephone on 0049 3641 49-3282 or 0049 3641 49-3136.

Downloads

We have made the following documents available to you in the Downloads section:

• Invitation with information about your appointment
• General information about the examination
• Forms – please print out all the questionnaires, complete them and bring them with you to the appointment
• Template for drawing a person – on this sheet, your child should draw a person (for example, themselves) at home and complete the dotted line. Please also bring this drawing with you to the appointment.

Please note: If you do not have a printer, the forms will also be available for you on site.

Please also bring the following documents with you:

• Your child’s vaccination record (this must be presented)
• Booklet for documenting early detection examinations (‘yellow booklet’ – submission is optional)

• Section 18 of the Thuringian Schools Act (ThürSchulG)
• Sections 55 and 57 of the Thuringian Schools Act (ThürSchulG) of 30 April 2003 (as currently in force) in conjunction with §§ 1–4 of the Thuringian School Health Care Regulation (ThürSchulgespflVO) of 26 September 2002 (as currently in force)
• Sections 119 and 120 of the Thuringian School Regulations (ThürSchulO) of 20 January 1994 (as currently in force)
• Article 13 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR)
• Section 34(11) of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG) in conjunction with Section 8(2), second sentence, of the Thuringian School Health Care Regulation (ThürSchulgespflVO) in conjunction with Section 57 of the Thuringian Schools Act (ThürSchulG), as currently in force
• Section 20(8) and (9) of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG)