first immunization, there is a risk either it not to be made and the child to remain without proper immunization, or it to be made and now to be made again. Education and Training The children placed in the HCDPCs are of pre-school and school age, and are enrolled in different schools. Negative is the discovery that in some of the homes inspected (e.g. the HCDPC „Pavel Bobekov” – city of Panagyurishte and the HCDPC „Zlatarov” – city of Yakoruda) children go to school alone, without being accompanied by an employee of the home, which endangers their safety. In the HCDPC „Hope” – village of Gurkovo, none of the children attends kindergarten and the education takes place on the spot by kindergarten teachers from the nearby village. Another problem that was identified by the NPM during the interviews with the staff and the children is associated with truancy and significant absenteeism by older children (e.g. HCDPC „Pavel Bobekov” – city of Panagyurishte, HCDPC „Zlatarov - city of Vratsa). Practice in these cases is to conduct talks with the children and with the class teachers to clarify the reasons for the absence, and where the child has spent time during which he/she was supposed to be in school. The NPM believes that as soon as possible the activities of tutors and psychologists in the homes should be optimized by working to protect the best interests of children and by making efforts they to regularly attend the classes. Attitude (identified problems and control) In interviews with the children the main problems pointed out by them are related to conflicts with other children. In most cases it is a momentary aggressive behaviour that is not identified by officials of the homes as crisis situations. The established practice is to require explanations and to hold talks with both parties, and in rare cases, consult with a psychologist is to be made. The NPM noted the highly underestimated methods to control the movement of children within the homes. Some of the homes inspected do not have a day and night security (HCDPC „Pavel Bobekov” - Panagyurishte, HCDPC „Gergana” – Naretchenski bani, HCDPC „Roza” - Zelenikovo) and videosurveilance systems (HCDPC „Pavel Bobekov” - Panagyurishte, HCDPC - Razliv). During the inspections the NPM team has witnessed minor children to leave the home unaccompanied. In other cases, the children did not even registered into the notebook of the supervisor/security on duty by claiming that only go to a nearby store or park. In some homes it has been noted the practice the underaged children to be accompanied by other, older children, when they go to school (HCDPC „Pavel Bobekov” - Panagyurishte, HCDPC „Assen Zlatarov” - Yakoruda). In violation of art. 8, para 3 of the Law on Child Protection the employees of the homes do not accompany the older children, who are going out after 20.00/22.00. An attendant is provided solely for visits to cultural and sporting events, which number is, as above mentioned, insufficient which is a prerequisite for the occurrence of risk situations for children. In some of the inspected specialized institutions there is no systematic and targeted correctional work. The measures applied in the direction of formation of certain behavior are not effective. In the HCDPC „Olga Skobeleva” - Plovdiv a case of disciplinary punishment of a child was observed, 36 Annual Report of the National Preventive Mechanism | OMBUDSMAN OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA