According to the Basic Education Act, a child must attend one year of pre-primary education or other activities that meet the objectives of pre-primary education during the year preceding the beginning of compulsory education. Children subject to extended compulsory education must attend pre-primary education in the year in which their compulsory education begins. In addition, children subject to ...
Enrol your child in pre-primary education by filling in an electronic enrolment form. If your child needs early childhood education in addition to pre-primary education, apply for it in connection with the enrolment. Early childhood education is subject to a client fee based on the family’s size, income and service needs. Pre-primary education hours are free of charge.
As regards transport and reimbursement of travel costs, the same principles apply as in basic education.
More information is available from the head of the early childhood education unit and service guidance for early childhood education.
Pre-primary education is free teaching that children receive in a day-care centre or school in the year before compulsory education. Pre-primary education is also organised in private early childhood education and care.
Children in the pre-primary education age, or 6 years, participate in pre-primary education. Those 7-year-olds whose school attendance has been postponed also participate in pre-primary education. It can additionally be attended by 5-year-olds to whom a decision on extended compulsory education has been issued.
The children receive pre-primary education for four hours every morning. During this time, a lunch is served to the children.
If a pupil in pre-primary education needs support, they have the right to the assistance services and aids they need.
Under the Basic Education Act, participation in pre-primary education is mandatory. The child’s guardian is responsible for ensuring that the child participates in pre-primary education or other activities that meet the objectives for pre-primary education the year preceding the start of their compulsory education.