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We l f a r e Bene f i t s
6. Welfare Benefits
The City of Turku Education Division:
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6.1 Child Day Care
Child day care services
Turku provides day care, pre-school education
and playground activities for children under
school age (7 years). Day care offers an
environment where the child is able to play,
learn and participate in everyday routines. The
premises, equipment and materials of day care
are tailored to suit the age and needs of the
child. An early childhood education plan is the
guideline all municipal and private day care
centres and family day care centres follow. The
following day care alternatives are available:
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Municipal day care centre
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Private day care centre
.
Family day care or three-family day care
.
Play club activities
Municipal services are offered in Finnish and
Swedish. Please see:
> English
> Education > Child care/Pre-school. Other
languages are offered by private day care centres
(in 2013-2014 Russian, English and French
available).
Daycare Daisy (Finnish/English)
Studentbyn 25B (Student village)
20540 Åbo
Manager Päivi Vilppula, phone: +358-2-2323362,
email:
> Daycare Daisy or
Wendy House (Finnish/English)
Fjärde linjen 3
20100 Åbo. Phone: +358 (0)2 333 1686 or +3584
113 0803, email:
Trivium Kiddy Care (Finnish/English)
Lemminkäinengatan 32
20520 Turku
Phone: +358 40 730 9029
L'Hexagone (Finnish/French)
Slottsgatan 64
20100 Turku
Phone: +358 (0)400 914235, email:
/
Miska-talo (Finnish/Russian)
Hantverkaregatan 2
20100 Turku
Phone: +358 (0)44-522-4668, email:
For information about municipal day care centres
and family day care in Vaasa/Vasa please check
the website of the City of Vasa:
There is
also a Finnish/English day care centre in Vasa:
Vaasa English Playschool (Finnish/English)
Björnvägen 11
65350 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)6 3151411
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Pre-School
Pre-school education is aimed at children who
will start their compulsory school education
the following year. In 2014-2015 this concerns
children born in 2008. Pre-school education is
free of charge. Day care, if needed, is liable to
charge.
Please check
> Education or
> Education for more information.
Baby-sitting
The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare
(
Mannerheims Barnskyddsförbund/Mannerheimin
Lastensuojeluliitto
MLL) offers you help with child
care. The League's child care service is meant to
meet temporary and short term needs for child
care assistance. The Mannerheim League for Child
Welfare has a pool of babysitters. They are trained
and suitable to work with children. Qualified
babysitters hold a valid license issued by MLL.
Further information
