for instance the number of children who could not be placed in a preschool was high in ljubljana in reaching of the total enrolment in the city almost half of the children who could not be admitted into a preschool programme in slovenia were in ljubljana however there are no signs of excess demand in smaller towns and average class sizes also tend to be lower considering the disparate financial conditions of municipalities due to the economic downturn and rising enrolments in kindergartens many local governments lack the resources to provide high quality services