Pre-primary education

Children in Finland spend a year in pre-primary education before starting basic education in school. A day in pre-primary education is 4-hour-long, and it follows the regular school year. In Helsinki, pre-primary education is provided free of charge in public daycare centres and in some schools.

Children in Finland spend a year in pre-primary education before starting basic education in school. A day in pre-primary education is 4-hour-long, and it follows the regular school year.

In Helsinki, pre-primary education is provided free of charge in public daycare centres and in some schools.
All pre-primary education groups follow the same curriculum.

Pre-primary education is binding. This means that the child must participate in a year-long activity of pre-primary education or other similar activity that meets the objectives for pre-primary education the year before their compulsory education. Children of pre-primary education age are still entitled to daycare.

In Helsinki the Department of Early Childhood Education is responsible for the pre-primary education provided in Finnish and the Education Division is responsible for the pre-primary education provided in Swedish.

Service points

185 service points

Daycare Aada

Address: Ida Aalbergin tie 8, 00400 Helsinki
Päiväkoti Aallon rakennus

Daycare Aalto

Address: Kaanaankuja 2, 00560 Helsinki

Daycare Aapiskukko

Address: Kirkonkyläntie 25, 00700 Helsinki
Päiväkoti Alppimajan piha

Daycare Alppimaja

Address: Castréninkatu 28 B, 00530 Helsinki
Päiväkoti Arabian rakennus

Daycare Arabia

Address: Berliininkatu 4 B, 00560 Helsinki

Daycare Ariel

Address: Pinkkarinkuja 4, 00540 Helsinki

Daycare Asteri

Address: Asteritie 12, 00720 Helsinki
päiväkoti Aulanko

Daycare Aulanko

Address: Salpausseläntie 1, 00710 Helsinki