Families with children, services

Both municipal and private kindergartens.

Pre-primary and basic education pupils, upper secondary school students and children in early childhood education are entitled to free school meals.

All outsourced Finnish language day care centres in the Espoon keskus area are listed below on this page.

Families may also choose private family day care, and apply for private day care allowance from Kela.

In Vaasa, early childhood education and care services are available in daycare centres and in family daycare.

Early childhood education’s objective is to support a child’s growth, development and learning and promote their wellbeing.

Supplementary day care is available in the morning before pre-primary education begins and in the afternoon after pre-primary education is over.

Early childhood care supports the child's development and learning according to the child's needs.

Home services for families with children provide you with practical help and support in stressful family situations.

Early childhood education and care plan is a curriculum guiding the education of pre-primary school age children, which is based on the early...