Apply now for an early childhood education and care place for next spring

This helps ECEC staff plan ahead and take families’ wishes into account when allocating ECEC places.

Apply for an ECEC place for your child

In Vaasa, you can apply for an ECEC place at any time of the year, according to your family’s needs. However, if your family already knows that you will need an ECEC place in the spring, we ask you to submit your application for a new place by 31 October.

– The more applications we receive in good time for the spring, the better we can plan our activities and, for example, adjust the composition of the groups if necessary, says Maria Karvonen, Service Manager.

Include several ECEC preferences in your application

Karvonen advises parents to make use of the option to list more than one ECEC unit that would suit their family.

– The application allows you to list three preferred ECEC units, and I definitely recommend using all three options. In some areas, such as the city centre, there is more demand for ECEC places, so it is always a good idea to list more than one option.

Family day care across Vaasa

In addition to daycare centres, Vaasa also has family daycare providers. They provide daycare in their own homes, where they look after up to four children under school age.

All family daycare providers are employed by the City of Vaasa and have either a vocational qualification in family daycare or some other qualification in childcare and education.

• Family daycare in Finnish is available in the following areas: Asevelikylä, Gerby, Kotiranta, Melaniemi, Merikaarto, Pukinjärvi, Ristinummi, Suvilahti, Teeriniemi, Tervajoki, Old Vaasa, Vetokangas.
• Family daycare in Swedish is available in Gerby and the city centre.

If you would like to know more about available family daycare places, please contact Early Childhood Education Service Coordination.

ECEC Service Coordination is there to help

The ECEC Service Coordination team can help you, for example, apply for an early childhood education place.

– We advise families on how to apply for a place and explain the different options available. You can always phone or email us with any questions about early childhood education and care, says Agneta Brännbacka, Service Coordinator.

Find our contact details and telephone service hours here.

Please note: If you have any questions about early childhood education and care fees, please contact our customer service secretaries. See their contact details and telephone service hours here.

ECEC Services use the Edlevo App

The City of Vaasa’s Early Childhood Education and Care Services use an app called Edlevo.

Edlevo is a free digital service that parents or guardians and ECEC providers in Vaasa can use to manage matters related to early childhood education and care. Edlevo can be used on both mobile devices and in a web browser.

Applications for early childhood education and care (childcare application) are submitted through Edlevo. Parents or guardians also use Edlevo to accept the ECEC place offered to their child and receive decisions electronically through the app.