Fees and subsidies for early childhood education

A monthly fee is charged for early childhood education, which is determined by the size of the family, the family's income and the need for the service. The municipality determines the maximum fee if the family does not declare their income within one month of the start of day care.

The monthly payment for early childhood education is the amount of euros indicated by the payment percentage determined by the size of the family from the monthly income exceeding the minimum income limit, at most 295 euros per month

After the early childhood education place has been granted, the family must submit an income statement of their gross income to the early childhood education office either by sending the income statement with attachments by post or by submitting the attachments electronically to merja.ojalaimatra.fi.

Income verification is not required if the family agrees to the highest payment. Consent to the highest payment category can be indicated electronically on the website by identifying yourself as a customer of early childhood education.

In addition to pre-school education (4 hours per day, 186 working days), a customer fee tied to the early childhood education period is charged for the necessary supplementary early childhood education during the academic year of elementary schools. During the summer vacation of basic schools, the normal early childhood education customer fee is charged.

The determination and collection of the customer fee for early childhood education is presented in the appendix below. Estimate the amount of the customer fee for early childhood education, link to payment calculator.

A service contract is drawn up for the early childhood education client, in which the child is assigned the agreed early childhood education time per month. In all early childhood education services, a service contract is concluded at the start of early childhood education with the kindergarten director or family daycare supervisor. 

Income limits

• The highest payment is €295/month
• The highest payment for the second child is €118/month
• The lowest chargeable fee is €28/month
• Income limit increase/additional child €262/month

Private care support and home care support

Support for private treatment is Support granted by KELA, for families whose choice is private family daycare or private group family daycare.  

The condition for receiving support for private care is that a child under school age is in private early childhood education instead of early childhood education organized by the municipality. In addition to the statutory care allowance and care supplement, the city of Imatra pays a municipal supplement. Support for private care can be received until the end of July of the year when the child enters basic education.

Children's home care support and private care support, as well as the municipal supplement for private care support, are applied for From the reel.