Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Services in Sipoo
Early childhood education and care services in Sipoo work together with the parents to support the growth and learning of children living in Sipoo.
There are several options for early childhood education and care in Sipoo:
- municipal and private day care services,
- municipal family day care,
- open ECEC with group activities for over 2-year-olds in Villa Solåker and Tasbyn kotitupa,
- 24-hour care at Kartano day care centre, providing nonstandard hour child care during nights, weekends and mid-week holidays,
- language immersion ECEC in Swedish for Finnish-speaking children over 4 years of age (Västerskog and Leppätie day care centres),
- home care allowance and municipal supplement granted for care of under 3-year-olds and their siblings at home,
- temporary ECEC for children who usually receive day care at their own homes.
In Sipoo, day care is provided in two service regions: northern Sipoo and Nikkilä, and southern Sipoo. For more information about applying for an ECEC place, please contact our service guidance.
Our services are based on the Finnish Early Childhood Education and Care Act, and on the municipality of Sipoo ECEC plan (referred to as “vasu” for varhaiskasvatussuunnitelma in Finnish).
To whom and on what terms
The client fees for municipal early childhood education are based on the Act on Client Fees in Early Childhood Education and Care (1503/2016). The client fees for municipal and purchased service early childhood education are calculated as a percentage of the family’s gross income. The fee ranges from €0 to €311 per child per month. The amount of the fee varies according to factors such as income, the size of the family and the agreed time that the child spends in early childhood education.
Payment details
The service is chargeable