Tag: Child-Friendly Municipality
Ideas of children and young people for implementing Vantaa's strategy: from collecting garbage to supporting teachers’ coping
How would children and teens in Vantaa implement the city's strategy? Students at Vantaa's elementary schools, high schools, and Vantaa Vocational College Varia participated in the Influential Day at the City Hall in the spring to create ideas for how to implement the city’s strategy. This is how
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.
Children and young people decided on a budget of 160 000 € in Vantaa – the money will be used to build cable slides and organise outdoor movies
Children and young people decided on a budget of 160000€ in Vantaa - the money will be used to build cable slides and outdoor movies. The winners of the participatory budgeting of children and young people in Vantaa were published on the Influential Day on April 26 at Vantaa City Hall.
City of Vantaa employees and decision-makers to be inducted in children’s rights
The City of Vantaa is committed to promoting child-friendliness. Vantaa has decided that all city employees and trustees take a training course on children's rights.
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.
Guardians give praise to early childhood and pre-primary education in the capital region
Guardians give praise to early childhood and pre-primary education in the capital region. In October and November, the cities of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organised a joint client survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-primary
Join our event to hear the results of our recent early childhood education client survey!
Join our event to hear the results of our recent early childhood education client survey! In October and November, the cities of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organised a joint client survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-primary
Safer space
A safe city constitutes the foundation for the residents’ good life. In Vantaa, safer spaces are of particular importance, since numerous people of all ages and backgrounds use the city's premises.
Playground meals
Playground meals again available in the summer! Warm meals will be distributed free of charge to under-18-year-old Vantaa residents in various places around the city from June 2 to August 1, on weekdays at 11:00–12:00. Lunches are now also distributed to seniors living in Vantaa.
Child friendly Vantaa to receive an action plan of its own
Vantaa City Executive Board had its last meeting this year on December 12, 2021. The meeting ratified the City of Vantaa’s Child Friendly City 2022-2023 action plan, confirmed the results of the youth council election, and decided to apply for membership in the EU Commission’s 100 Climate-Neutral