Service group: Day care
Starting in Early Childhood Education
Starting early childhood education is a big change for a child. Before this, a kick-off discussion will be held with the guardians and the hours of early childhood education will be set.
Support for learning and participation in pre-primary education
Development and learning support is always planned together with the guardians. It is important to recognize the need for support before the child begins pre-primary education, so that support can be planned. The director of the day-care center, a consultant special teacher, and the education
Preparatory teaching for six-year-olds
Instruction preparing for basic education is arranged for those children with immigrant backgrounds whose Finnish-language proficiency is not sufficient for studying in a pre-primary education group.
From Pre-primary Education to School
Starting school is a significant event for the child, the guardians, and the school personnel. In school, the child will be working with different adults than in pre-primary education, and in order to maintain the continuum of development and learning support, cooperation between the family, pre
Pre-primary education in English
The operations of English-speaking pre-primary education are designed in a way that combines the bilingual pre-primary education so that both languages remain present and improve gradually after the teacher's modelling and the children's active learning.
Transportation to Pre-primary education
If the distance to a school is over three (3) kilometers in length or if for some reason the way to school is too difficult, exhausting or dangerous for the child, children (during their pre-school education) have the right for a free school transportation or to be given support that is enough to
Child in Pre-primary Education
Pre-primary education is part of a lifelong learning path that begins at home and in early childhood education and continues after pre-primary education in basic education.
Pre-primary education in Vantaa
Pre-primary education starts one year before a child starts going to school. Pre-primary education is four hours a day and it's run during the working hours of schools. There is free pre-primary education in Vantaa that is being given in day cares and in some schools.
Private Family Day Care
Private family day care is supervised by the local authorities. Family day care takes place in a home-like environment at the private childminder's home.
Family Day Care
Family day care is intended for under school aged children and it takes place in small groups in a home-like, easygoing environment. Family day care takes place in the childminder's home, in the child's home or in a specially designed group family day care center.