Early Childhood Education and Care
View connections →Rovaniemi offers young children early childhood education and care in municipal ECEC centres and in private ECEC centres all over the city.
Published by: City of Rovaniemi · Municipality
Description language: English
Coverage: Selected municipalities, regions or wellbeing services counties
About this service
Description
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres are open Monday to Friday from 7 am to 5 pm (and if necessary from 6 am to 6 pm to accommodate work and study).
Some ECEC centres are open Monday to Sunday until 10 pm. 24-hour ECEC centre is open every day around the clock.
Depending on the child’s need for early childhood education and care, the following options are available:
* Full-time early childhood education and care when the child needs care for more than 7 hours per day on more than 15 days per month / on a maximum of 15 days per month / on a maximum of 10 days per month
* Full-time early childhood education and care when the child needs care for 5–7 hours per day on more than 15 days per month / on a maximum of 15 days per month / on a maximum of 10 days per month
* Part-time early childhood education and care when the child needs care for a maximum of 5 hours per day on more than 15 days per month
You can also apply for a maximum of 5 hours / more than 5 hours of early childhood education and care per day in addition to the free pre-primary education.
You can apply for an early childhood education and care place in municipal ECEC centre or private ECEC centre with a service voucher.
At ECEC centres, early childhood education and care is organised in accordance with the local curriculum for early childhood education and care and the criteria of the national core curriculum for early childhood education and care.
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 cooperation with their parents or guardians
How to use it
Service coordination for early childhood education and care to ask about your options.
1. Familiarise yourself with the locations of the ECEC centres.
2. Submit an application for early childhood education and care through the online service.
3. If it is not possible for you to send an application online, you can use a form: Application for early childhood education / pre-primary education.
### Applying for daycare
* Apply for an early childhood education and care place for the activity year starting in August in the online service by the end of February.
* If you apply later, send your application at least four months before you need the place.
* If you need early childhood education and care because you suddenly get a job, start studies, or begin training, send your application at least two weeks before you want the care to start.
* Send a separate application for each child.
### Additional information when applying for a place in private ECEC centre
* The private service provider will contact you after you have made the application.
* When the place is confirmed, make a written service agreement with the service provider for your child’s early childhood education and care.
* At the start of care, submit your valid income information in the online service so your service voucher can be calculated. If you do not submit your income details, the voucher will be set at the highest client fee.
* The service voucher is for each child individually. Its value is based on the child’s age, family size, family income, and how much early childhood education and care the child needs.
* The service voucher decision is made after you submit your income information. The decision will be sent to you electronically.
* The ECEC client fee includes own contibution. The amount of your own contibution is the the difference between the private ECEC fee and the value of the service voucher granted to you. In some units, own contibution may be higher than the municipal ECEC fee.
* The city pays the value of the service voucher directly to the service provider. The service provider bills the family.
Conditions
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.
Fee details
The client fee for early childhood education and care is determined on the basis of the family’s size and income, and the services required.
Client fees for early childhood education are governed by the Act on Client Fees in Early Childhood Education and Care (1503/2016).
The ECEC fees are invoiced once a month with due date the 26th.
Where and how to get help
Teerikallion päiväkoti · Visit in person
Teerikallion päiväkoti is a ECEC centre that offers full and part-time early childhood education and care and pre-primary education in Rovaniemi.
Description: English · Service languages: Finnish
Visit address: Evakkotie 26 96100
Phone: 358 163228523 · Charged
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.
Päiväkoti Asemapäällikön Lauri (private ECEC centre) · Visit in person
Päiväkoti Asemapäällikön Lauri is a private ECEC centre that offers early childhood education and care as a service voucher provider in Rovaniemi.
Description: English · Service languages: Finnish
Visit address: Pohjolankatu 25 96100
Asemapäällikön Lauri website in Finnish →
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.
Päiväkoti Tenavatupa (private ECEC centre) · Visit in person
Päiväkoti Tenavatupa is a private ECEC centre that offers early childhood education and care as a service voucher provider in Rovaniemi.
Description: English · Service languages: Finnish
Visit address: Rimpitie 7 96910
Contact information in Finnish →
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.
Touhula Vennivaara (private ECEC centre) · Visit in person
Touhula Vennivaara is a private ECEC centre that offers early childhood education and care as a service voucher provider in Rovaniemi.
Description: English · Service languages: English, Finnish
Visit address: Talvitie 34 96190
Touhula Vennivaara website in English →
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.
Päiväkoti Sunnarborg (private ECEC centre) · Visit in person
Päiväkoti Sunnarborg is a private ECEC centre that offers early childhood education and care as a service voucher provider in Rovaniemi.
Description: English · Service languages: Finnish
Visit address: Maakuntakatu 15 96200
Phone: 358 503457615 · Charged
Check the official service page for current hours, exceptions, identification requirements and further contact details.
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