Early Childhood Education and Care
Early childhood education and care services in Vaasa are provided in daycare centres and family daycare units.
Vaasa has Finnish, Swedish, and bilingual daycare centres. Finnish-speaking children also have access to Swedish-language language immersion options, and to foreign-language education in English.
Families can also apply for an early childhood education place in a private, voucher-based daycare centre if they wish.
We follow the Act on Early Childhood Education and Care, the national Core Curriculum for Early Childhood education (full document available in Finnish) and the local early childhood education plan (in Finnish).
Holiday periods for early childhood education and preschool education 2025–2026
The early childhood education operational period is from August 1 to July 31.
The preschool education period starts on begins 18 August 2025 and ends 29 May 2026.
Holiday periods during the period 2025–2026
- Autumn holiday 13.–17.10.2025
- Christmas holiday 22.12.2025–2.1.2026
- Epiphany 6.1.2026
- Winter holiday 23.–27.2.2026
- Easter 3.–6.4.2026
- May Day 1.5.2026
- Ascension Day 14.5.2026
Holiday periods for early childhood education and preschool education 2026–202776
The early childhood education operational period is from August 1 to July 31.
The preschool education period starts on begins 17 August 2026 and ends 31 May 2027.
Holiday periods during the period 2026–2027
- Autumn holiday 12.–16.10.2026
- Christmas holiday 21.12.2026–6.1.2027
- Winter holiday 1.–5.3.2027
- Easter 26.–29.3.2027
- Ascension Day 6.5.2027
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A system reform is underway in Vaasa City’s early childhood education aimed at simplifying the daily lives of customers and the work of staff.
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Are you looking for an early childhood education place for your child? Are you thinking about the differences between daycare and family daycare? Do you want to know more about private or open early childhood education?
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Early childhood education and care for children from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds and preparatory education for basic education
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Children’s illnesses, medication and accidents
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Family leave
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