Apply for early childhood education

Early childhood education in Janakkala is provided in municipal daycare centers and family daycare as well as in private early childhood education. An early childhood education placement is not tied to the family’s residential area; you can apply for the early childhood education placement you prefer. Early childhood education is offered full-time or part-time, and shift care is arranged when needed according to guardians’ shift work or studies. Before starting shift care, guardians must submit a certificate from the employer or place of education confirming the need for evening or shift care. You can apply for an early childhood education placement year-round, but no later than four (4) months before the start of early childhood education. If the need for early childhood education is sudden (work, studies), the placement must be applied for no later than two (2) weeks before the start. The right to early childhood education ends at the end of July of the year in which the child turns seven (7) years old.

Registration for pre-primary education takes place in February, and at the same time you can also apply for early childhood education that complements pre-primary education. The application should primarily be completed via the online service, eDaisy (in Finnish). If for some reason using eDaisy is not possible, fill in the printable application (in Finnish).

The municipality’s early childhood education service guidance assists and supports families with all questions related to early childhood education.

Service guidance is intended for those of you who:

  • are applying for their child’s first early childhood education placement
  • are moving from another municipality or need a change to the current placement
  • need advice, e.g. on service vouchers, private early childhood education, or early childhood education fees

Service guidance
p. 050 591 7040
varhaiskasvatus.toimisto@janakkala.fi

  • The decision on an early childhood education placement can be read via the online service, eDaisy.
  • Acceptance or cancellation of the placement is done in eDaisy within 14 days of the decision’s notification date.
  • If the placement is not cancelled, the client fee will be charged from the placement start date.
  • After accepting the placement, you must promptly contact the group indicated in the decision to arrange a start discussion and orientation time.

Income information must be submitted no later than during the month the early childhood education starts. Income information is submitted electronically via eDaisy. If income information is not submitted, the client fee may be set at the highest rate. The municipality may use income data in the Incomes Register provided that guardians have given their consent.

Changes to the need for early childhood education are made via the online service, eDaisy.

  • Changes to the hourly limit selection must be made by the 15th day of the preceding month. The contract duration is at least three (3) months.
  • Change of address
  • Other change (change in family size, contact details, notification of parental leave)
  • Income assessment
  • Request to change the early childhood education placement
  • Termination of the early childhood education placement. The notice period is one (1) month.

In early childhood education eDaisy services the Suomi.fi service is used, where you can, for example, approve receiving official messages. The service is reliable, fast, and received documents are stored electronically in the Suomi.fi service.

eDaisy e-services

  • applying for an early childhood education placement
  • pre-primary education registration
  • service voucher application
  • change notifications
  • termination notice
  • electronic decisions

DaisyFamily – daily matters

  • reporting early childhood education hours
  • messages and announcements
  • pedagogical documentation
  • the child’s early childhood education plan

The social affairs contact person is an impartial person whose task is to advise clients on matters related to social welfare and clients’ rights. The duties are based on the Act on the Status and Rights of Social Welfare Clients (22.9.2000/812) and the Act on Early Childhood Education (13.7.2018/540).

The social affairs contact person:

  • advises clients on matters relating to the application of the Clients Act
  • assists, if necessary, in making a complaint or an appeal against a decision
  • works to promote and realize clients’ rights and monitors the development of clients’ rights and status
  • provides an annual report to the municipal executive on the realization of clients’ rights and status

Services are free of charge for clients.

Social affairs contact person
Satu Loippo
p. 050 599 6413
satu.loippo@omahame.fi

More information about the social affairs contact person can be found on the Kanta-Häme wellbeing services county website:
Social contact person – Oma Häme

Welcome to early childhood education

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