Services
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After school activities in basic education
ServiceSchools arrange subject to a charge before- and after-school activities for 1st-2nd grade students, as well as for students who need special support.
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Art Museum Artsi
ServiceArtsi is Vantaa´s own art museum. Since 2016, Artsi has specialized in street, graffiti and performance art as part of its activities.
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Assistant services in basic education
ServiceDisabled and special needs students will receive the interpretive and assistance services they need for their schooling free of charge.
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Basic education for grades 1-6
ServiceIn grades 1 through 6, pupils have their own class teacher who teaches them most of the subjects.
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Basic education in music
ServiceThe Vantaa Music Institute (Vantaan musiikkiopisto) is a music education centre run by the City of Vantaa, providing music education for local people of all ages.
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Basic education in Vantaa
ServiceThe nine-year Finnish comprehensive school provides general basic education. All children at the age of seven living in Finland must go to school or otherwise complete the comprehensive school curriculum.
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Child home care allowance and Vantaa bonus
ServiceChild home care allowance can be applied for by a family who has a child under three years of age who is cared for at home.
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Club activities in basic education
ServiceClub activities are arranged for school students in Vantaa in connection to their school days.
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Compulsory education
ServiceChildren living permanently in Finland are required to attend school. Compulsory education begins at the beginning of the school year in the year in which the child turns seven. Compulsory education will end when a young person has their 18th birthday, or when they have completed an upper secondary
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Cooperation between home and early childhood education providers
ServiceThe ultimate goal of this cooperation is to build a string basis for the relationship between a child's parents and the early childhood education personnel.
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Cultural services for children
ServiceCultural services for children provide artistic and cultural services for children, young people and families.
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Day Care Place Guarantee
ServiceThe city of Vantaa has a day care place guarantee that entitles the child to return to the same day care place after a temporary termination of day care.
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Day-care Centres on the Move
ServiceThe Day-care Centres on the Move programme helps day-care centres ensure that their children have enough opportunities to be physically active every day.
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Development and Learning Support in early childhood education
ServiceFrom a child's point of view, it is important to recognize the need for support early and provide the child with a learning environment that supports her/his development and learning, and any other needs.
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Development work in early childhood education and care
ServiceOur development work strives to strengthen, create and establish pedagogic operational methods, find ways of working together with other operators and develop the services in a way that allows them to meet the local residents' needs even better than before.
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Early childhood education and care plans
ServiceEarly childhood education and care plan is a curriculum guiding the education of pre-primary school age children, which is based on the early childhood education act and degrees. An early childhood education plan will be compiled for each child attending day care or family day care, working together
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Early Childhood Education Clubs
ServiceEarly childhood education clubs are meant for 2.5-5-year-old Vantaa children who are in home care. The clubs take place on 1-3 days per week and they last for 2-3 hours per day. Children participate in the clubs without their guardians. Club activities are free of charge. Participating in club
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Early childhood education in Vantaa
ServiceEarly childhood education's objective is to support a child's growth, development and learning and promote their wellbeing.
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English-enriched pre-primary education
ServiceEnglish-enriched pre-primary education helps create natural opportunities for children to gain interest in languages and encountering different cultures through the daily life of pre-primary education.
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Evening and round-the-clock care
ServiceEvening and round-the-clock care is organised for families who need care for the children also in the evening/overnight due to the work or evening studies of one or both parents.
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Family Day Care
ServiceFamily 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.
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Flexible basic education
ServiceFlexible basic education allows for studying alternatingly at school and in a workplace. The studies also include excursions, visits to educational institutes, and school camps. A youth counsellor also works in the class with the teacher. The groups have ten students.
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From Pre-primary Education to School
ServiceStarting 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
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Group Family Day Care
ServiceIn group family day care, one group can have 8-12 children. The premises are approved by the municipality, and there need to be 2-3 childminders depending on how many children are in the group.
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Hiring a childminder for home
ServiceA family can hire a childminder for their home either with the child home care allowance or the private day care allowance.
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Housing advice
ServiceVantaa city housing advice offers all city residents free support and advice in various housing dilemmas.
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Invoicing
ServiceThe Financial Services are in charge of the City's invoicing. vantaa.fi/en/invoicing
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Language, culture and world view awareness in early childhood education and care
ServiceIn Vantaa, the objective of language, culture and belief awareness in early childhood education and care is to support the development of each child's linguistic, cultural and religious or ethical background and to guide the children to appreciate and respect the different languages, cultures
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Learning support in basic education
ServiceIn Vantaa, the support that a pupil requires is primarily organised by different flexible means in their local school.
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Meals at day care
ServiceThe purpose of day care or pre-primary school meals is to provide children with nutritious and tasty food that meets the nutrition recommendations. A meal is served every day the child attends day care or pre-primary education.