To evaluate soil pollution with toxic chemicals near preschool institutions in Vladivostok city, the author used atomic absorption spectrophotometry to study levels of Zn, Mn, Fe, Cu, Co, Sr, Pb, Cd and Cs. Soils from reference territories (nine settlements in Primorsky region) were taken for comparison. The levels in the city soil appeared to be reliably higher (Cu level--2.18 times, Zn level--2.61 times, that of Pb--5.15 times, Cd level--2.33 times, Sr level--1.85 times and Cs level--1.68 times) than those in the reference territories. Findings are that soils near preschool institutions in Vladivostok are significantly contaminated with heavy metals.