Municipal daycare

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 daycare place needs to be applied for by latest two weeks before the need for early childhood and care 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 or in family daycare, please fill out our application in Edlevo application. Changing the child’s day-care place can be applied by filling in application for early childhood education in Edlevo application.

The possible cancelling of a day-care place shall be done in Edlevo application 14 calendar days before the last day-care day.

If you are unable to use Edlevo, please contact sercice coordination within early childhood education.

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.

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.