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We l f a r e Bene f i t s
6. Welfare
Benefits
6.1 Child Day Care
Child day care services
Day care, pre-school education and playground
activities are arranged 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:
• Municipal day care centre
• Private day care centre
• Family day care or three-family day care
• Play club activities
Åbo
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 2015 Russian, English and French
available).
Daycare Daisy (Finnish/English)
Studentbyn 25B (Student village)
20540 Åbo
Manager Päivi Vilppula, phone: +358-2-2323362,
email:
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 Åbo
Phone: +358 40 730 9029
L’Hexagone (Finnish/French)
Slottsgatan 64
20100 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)400 914 235 or +358 (0)40 556 5109
email:
Miskatalo (Finnish/Russian)
Hantverkaregatan 2
20100 Åbo
Phone: +358 (0)44-522-4668
email:
Vasa
For information about municipal day care centres
and family day care inVasa please check the website
of the City of Vasa:
There is also a Finnish/Englishday care centre inVasa:
Vaasa English Playschool (Finnish/English)
Björnvägen 11
65350 Vasa
Phone: +358 (0)6 3151411
Pre-School
Pre-school education is aimed at children who
will start their compulsory school education
the following year. In 2015–2016 this concerns
children born in 2009. Pre-school education is free
of charge. Day care, if needed, is liable to charge.
Please check > Education or .
> Service Guide 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: