Early Childhood Education and Care

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Services in Sipoo

Early childhood education and care services in Sipoo work together with the parents to support the growth and learning of children living in Sipoo.

There are 12 day care centres in Sipoo. They provide day care services in Finnish and Swedish.

Instead of centre-based day care, you may choose to organize the care of your child in a private family.

Group family day care is a service where two group family day care workers provide day care together in facilities maintained by the municipality.

Three family day care is a day care system where the care group consists of 4 children from one or more families. The care is provided at the homes.

In Sipoo, support for children’s development and learning is organized as a part of every-day early childhood education and care.

In Sipoo, language immersion is available for children who speak Finnish as their mother tongue.

Open ECEC activities provide early childhood education and care for children in home care.

Families can provide day care for their children themselves, or hire a caregiver with the help of child home care allowance (public or private).

In Sipoo, nonstandard early childhood education and care (ECEC) is organized at the Kartano day care centre (Kartanon päiväkoti).

Temporary ECEC organized by the municipality is tailored for each case separately.

The objective of meals served in ECEC is to guarantee that the children receive sufficient and balanced meal.

Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and Preschool Education contact information in the municipality of Sipoo.