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Privately run early childhood education and care

In Kuusamo, there are three day care centres for children providing services with a service voucher,Kirsikka, UllaKaisa and the Luontopäiväkoti (nature-focused) Otso. These complement the alternative courses of activity for the families provided by the Early Childhood Education and Care Services in Kuusamo. 

In Kuusamo, it is possible to choose a privately run early childhood education and care service before the start of pre-primary education. 

Privately run early childhood education and care is acting in accordance with the local curriculum for early childhood education and care of the town of Kuusamo. The municipal and privately run early childhood education and care service work closely together, among other things, in developing the quality assessment. 

Arranging activities related to a private service provider within early childhood education and care is guided by the rulebook Kuusamon kaupungin varhaiskasvatuksen palvelusetelin sääntökirja and the town guides, counsels and supervises the legality of arranging activities related to a day care centre for children providing services with a service voucher in accordance with the plan Ohjauksen, neuvonnan ja valvonnan suunnitelma. 

 

 

I prefer to apply for a place for my child within early childhood education and care through a private service provider

A path how to proceed with the application 

  • You can familiarise yourself with the privately run day care centres for children and their activities through websites. After finding a suitable place, the family contacts the day care centre for children and checks the situation concerning the available places. 

  • The family makes the agreement with the privately run day care centre for children. 

  • A service voucher is to be applied for online through the Early Childhood Education and Care Services of the Town of Kuusamo with an application for a service voucher. 

  • The day care centre for children will provide a copy of the agreement on services and the family will submit its income information to the Early Childhood Education and Care Office. In the application, the family can indicate their consent to the maximum fee charged for early childhood education and care. In that case, no income information needs to besubmitted. After this, a decision on a service voucher will be made and the decision will be sent to the family either by post or electronically. 

  • The child will start in the privately run day care centre for children as agreed on. 

You can ask additional information on activities of the privately run day care centres for children directly from the units.

Office Secretary for Early Childhood Education and Care Services will provide further information