Early Childhood Education Clubs

Early childhood education clubs only offers services in Finnish.
The VaSa service will be updated on Tuesday 7 February 2023 about from 18.00 to 18.30. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.
The application time for the following operating year of the clubs is in April. These applications are processed in May, and the decision regarding your child’s club place will be delivered to you by Midsummer. You can also apply to clubs during the operating year, in which case you will receive a place if the clubs have availability.
You can fill in a club application electronically in the VaSa service. You must log in to the application with the Suomi.fi identification method by using your online banking IDs, mobile certificate or certificate card. You can edit the application after submitting it as well as track its process in the service.
Application to the Club - Instructions for Guardians for using VaSa-Service(pdf, 1.07 MB)If you cannot complete the application electronically, you can also submit one on paper. You can fill in and print out the form from the website. A filled-in form can be returned to any municipal day care centre or sent to early childhood education services at: Varhaiskasvatus, Kerhohakemus, PL 313, 01030 Vantaan kaupunki.
If you have any questions, you can contact the area’s service counsellor.
The decision on a club place will be delivered electronically to you in VaSa service. The decision will be delivered to you on paper only if you have specifically requested for it. The decision will also be saved in the Messages service of Suomi.fi if you have turned it on.
The place in a club must be accepted within 14 days of receiving the information. The place can be accepted in VaSa service or by informing the head of the day care centre of the child’s club place. After accepting the place, the club will contact you and you will receive information on starting the club.