PRICES OF KINDERGARTEN PLACES
The
per-child co-payments for places in kindergartens for the period 2022-2023:
- 3-4 years old up to 409,00 € / month
- 5-year-olds (viskaris) up to 291,00 € / month
- 6-year-olds (pre-school children) up to 327,20 € / month
What is covered by the price of a place in the kindergarten?
The price of a place at the kindergarten covers everything related to the activities of the kindergarten; supplies, food, excursions and sports outside the kindergarten.
The only separate cost is the optional Juvenalia music class, which is held weekly in our kindergartens. Juvenalia separately invoices the families of the children who participate in it each semester.
How is the total price of a kindergarten place calculated?
Clients living in Espoo are entitled to the following subsidies from the City of Espoo: Kela private care allowance (incl. city supplement), Viskari allowance (for 5-year-olds), free pre-school education allowance and sibling allowance. Some of these subsidies are automatically taken into account in the child's kindergarten fees, while others must be applied for by the family itself.
The total price per child for a day-care place is made up of the following components:
- family co-payment = monthly childcare fee
- private day care allowance from KELA
- and any other subsidies received by the family.
The higher the share of subsidies in the total price, the lower the family's co-payment. The co-payment is limited to the maximum co-payment for the term of office, adjusted annually.
The Association's Board of Directors, elected by the parents of the families concerned, determines the prices of the kindergarten places each year in May-June for the next new term, which begins in August.
The total
price of a kindergarten place for each age group is as follows:
Total price 1071,28€/month. (This will be indicated in the support application)
The family's co-payment will not exceed 409,00 €/month.
Kela's private care allowance is 654,61 €/month. The family applies to Kela itself. The family can also apply for a performance-related care supplement
CHILDREN AGED 3-4 YEARS
Total price 1071,28€/month. (This will be indicated in the support application)
The family will pay a maximum contribution of 291,00 €/month.
Kela's private care allowance is 654,61 €/month. The family applies to Kela itself. The family can also apply for a performance-related care supplement.
Viskari allowance 118,00 €/month. The family receives this allowance automatically. Espoo does not grant full Viskarituki if the family receives sibling allowance and/or income-related care supplement.
VISKARIT CHILDREN AGED 5
Total price 1017,95€/month. (This will be indicated in the support application)
The family's co-payment is up to 327,20 €/month.
Kela private care allowance for pre-school children 177,92 €/month. The family applies to Kela itself. The family can also apply for a performance-related care supplement.
Free pre-school education allowance 510,00 €/month. The family receives this allowance automatically.
PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AGED 6
A sibling allowance
The City of Espoo grants a sibling allowance to families with at least two children in early childhood education and care. The children do not have to be in the same early childhood education centre. The family applies for the allowance itself using a separate form from the City of Espoo.
Private day care allowance
CHILDREN LIVING IN KAUNIAINEN ARE ALSO WELCOME TO OUR KINDERGARTEN!
Families of children living in Kauniainen can also apply for a subsidised early childhood education or pre-school place. The City of Kauniainen pays a private day care allowance and sibling allowance to families in Kauniainen whose children are in our kindergarten.
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