Service group: Day care
The City of Vantaa to receive the UNICEF Child Friendly Cities recognition
Finnish Committee for UNICEF grants the City of Vantaa the Child Friendly Cities recognition. “In two years, Vantaa has succeeded in making permanent changes in the city’s operations, as well as significant changes for children and the young,” UNICEF acknowledges.
Early childhood education decisions made earlier have been resent to customer families due to system malfunction
Early childhood education's VaSa system (CgiVesa) was updated on Monday, January 8, 2024. Because of an error in the update, some of the customers will receive by mail old early childhood education’s place or scope decisions that are related to, for instance, year 2022.
See how the strike on 14 December will affect Vantaa services
On Thursday 14 December 2023, many of Vantaa's sports facilities will be closed due to strikes. The menus of kindergartens and schools will also change.
Adults are responsible for realization of children's rights
Vantaa actors working with children and the young got together on November 21, in the annual seminar on the Children's rights week. The seminar focused on the realization of children’s rights in Vantaa.
Processing of personal data from camera surveillance in city day-care centres, schools and educational institutions
In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a person must be informed if their personal data is recorded in a personal data register. Personal data include things such as the data subject’s name and address. The data subject must also be informed about the purpose of the processing
Processing of personal data in pupil and student welfare
In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a person must be informed if their personal data is recorded in a personal data register. Personal data include things such as the data subject’s name and address. The data subject must also be informed about the purpose of the processing
Processing of personal data in early childhood education
In accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation, a person must be informed if their personal data is recorded in a personal data register. Personal data include things such as the data subject’s name and address. The data subject must also be informed about the purpose of the processing
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals
Vantaa will once again implement the very popular playground meals. Warm meals and picnic bags will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 5 to July 7, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00, or for as long as food is available.
Six largest cities: 9,000 new early childhood education professionals with higher education degrees needed by 2030
Six largest cities: 9,000 new early childhood education professionals with higher education degrees needed by 2030. The six largest cities in Finland demand that the new government take action to resolve the staff shortage prevalent in the early childhood education and care sector.
Adoption of digital VaSa service to expand in early childhood education and pre-primary education
Adoption of digital VaSa service to expand in early childhood education and pre-primary education. Children's presences and absences will be entered into the new service as of February 1, 2023.