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Client fees for early childhood education to be lowered 1 March 2023

Published: 22.2.2023

The legislative amendment concerning the client fees for early childhood education are given effect on the 1st of March 2023. This reduces the client fees by raising the income levels, on which the fees are based, by 33 percent.

Vaasa’s early childhood education serves approximately 3000 children. At present, approximately 36 percent of these children are exempted for the early childhood education client fee. The fee is determined according to family size, service needs and gross income of the family.

After the 1st of March, the date when the new regulations are given effect, approximately 50 percent of the children will be exempted for the fee.

The new payment decisions to be mailed to the families in March

Due to this adjustment in the law concerning the fees, all client fees in Vaasa’s early childhood education will be amended and new payment decisions made by the administration. Families will receive the new payment decisions over the course of March.

Here you can find a calculator for assessing how the new income limit might affect your family’s early childhood education fee: The new payment decisions to be mailed to the families in March NB! The calculator will be updated with the new income limit on week 10.

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With matters concerning the client fees for early childhood education, you can contact the service secretaries: