Family day care

Imatra offers municipal family day care and family day care offered by a private service provider. In addition, the municipality buys family day care from private private service providers. It is equated to municipal family day care (purchase service family day care).

As a rule, family day care is organized at the caregiver's home. Private daycare can also be provided by a person whose family hires a babysitter in their home. The carer can be, for example, a grandparent, but not a member of the same household.

Municipal family day care

Family day care means care provided by a caregiver at home. The family day nurse procures and prepares the meals served during the care day.

The group size in family daycare is a maximum of four children under school age, including the caregiver's own children.

During the carer's holidays and other absences, a back-up care place is arranged for the child.

Municipal family day care is applied for with an early childhood education application. Dues: Fees and subsidies for early childhood education

Group family day care

Group family daycare is a form of care suitable for children aged 1–5, where two caregivers take care of a maximum of eight children at the same time.

Imatra's private day care providers

Home page of a private family daycare

Applying and subsidies

Municipal family day care is applied for with an early childhood education application. Group family day care centers and family day care that operate with the support of private care are applied for by contacting the care facility directly.

Family day care organized by a private service provider is supervised and supported by the city. The family can receive private care support and private care support municipal supplement.

Read more about applying and subsidies: Fees and subsidies for early childhood education