What does early childhood education cost

The customer fee for early childhood education and care is charged monthly from the start date of early childhood education. The start date of the child’s early childhood education is agreed with the daycare centre director at the same time when agreeing on the duration of the child’s stay in early childhood education.

The amount of the fee for each child is determined by the size and income of the family, as well as the scope of the services selected for the child. The maximum fee charged for full-time early childhood education and care is:

  • 311 euros per month for the youngest child
  • for the next oldest child, up to 40% of the fee for the youngest child
  • for each older child, up to 20% of the fee for the youngest child

The minimum monthly fee is 30 euros per child. Early childhood education and care is full-time if the number of hours reserved for the child’s early childhood education and care per month is 147 hours or more.

More information on customer fees can be found on the Finnish-language pages.