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Municipal daycare

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In Vaasa, early childhood education services are available in daycare, family daycare and open daycare centres. Vaasa also offers a home care allowance for taking care of a child under 2 years of age at home.

Vaasa has Finnish-speaking, Swedish-speaking and bilingual daycare centres.

Finnish-speaking children are also offered a Swedish-language immersion programme, which begins in early childhood ...

Do the following

Apply for an early childhood education and care place at the latest four months before you wish to place your child in day care.

Exceptions are getting employed or starting studies, when the dare-care place needs to be applied for by latest two weeks before the care need occurs. The right to day-care begins when the parental funding ends and the child is affected by the compulsory education.

If you would like to apply for a place for your child in a municipal or private daycare centre, family daycare or an open daycare club, please fill out our application online.(in finnish)

The possible cancelling of a day-care place shall be done in written form 30 calendar days before the last day-care day. Changing the child’s day-care place can be applied by filling in a form about the transfer.

To whom and on what terms

Early childhood education and care may be given to a child who has not reached the age of compulsory education.

Early childhood education and care may also be given to a child who has already reached the age of compulsory education if special circumstances so require and care cannot be otherwise arranged.

Background information

One form of early childhood education and care is day-care centre activities, which are organised at day-care centres.

The objective of early childhood education and care is to support the child’s growth, development and learning and promote his or her well-being. An early childhood education plan is drawn up for each child in day-care centre.

Municipal day care may be either full time or part time care.

The service is provided by

City of Vaasa

Responsible for the service

City of Vaasa
Text edited by: City of Vaasa
Updated: 8/12/2023