| Daycare centre | Round-the-clock care | Group family daycare centre (family daycare) | Three-family daycare (family daycare) |
Family daycare in the care provider’s |
Clubs |
Private early childhood education (daycare centre and family daycare) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For whom? | Children under school age | Children under school age |
Children under school age |
Children under school age |
Children under school age | Children aged 2-5 | Children under school age |
| When? | According to the families' needs, Monday to Friday between 6:15 and 17:30 |
24/7 or Monday to Friday between 6:15 and 22:00 (evening care units) |
9 hours between 7:00 and 17:00 |
8 to 9 hours a day and |
8 to 9 hours a day and approximately 40 hours a week | 2 to 3 times a week, approximately 2.5-3 hours a day | Private daycare centre or family daycare provider determines the opening hours |
| Where and how to apply? | On Asti online service(Link leads to external service)(opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | On Asti online service(Link leads to external service)(opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | On Asti online service(Link leads to external service) (opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | On Asti online service(Link leads to external service) (opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | On Asti online service(Link leads to external service) (opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | On City of Helsinki E-services(Link leads to external service) (opens in new tab) or by using a paper form | Get in touch with the private service provider directly. |
| Subject to a fee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Private daycare centre or family daycare provider determines the early childhood |
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Languages |
Finnish, Swedish and North Sami | Finnish (Evening care also in Swedish) |
Finnish and Swedish | Finnish | Finnish | English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Russian, Swedish and Spanish | |
| Where? | In a daycare centre |
In a daycare centre |
In a group family daycare centre |
In turns in the families' homes | In the home of the family daycare provider |
At playgrounds or daycare centres | Private daycare centre or family daycare provider is responsible for arranging the place |
The Education Division's advisory services provide general guidance via telephone Mon-Fri 10.00–12.00 and 13.00–15.00, and at the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays 10.00–12.00 and 13.00–15.00 at Työpajankatu 8, 00580 Helsinki.