You can apply for a daycare place for children under school age. If both parents either work or study, the city tries to place the child in daycare. Full-time care, part-time care, free pre-school instruction and guided child education places are available.

Before attending a daycare centre, children must have a check-up in their own regional child clinic.

A multicultural child in multicultural daycare

 English immersion is available at the Tuulikello and Allinpuisto daycare centres. There are also English, Swedish and German private daycare centres in Oulu.

If you want to place your child in a municipal daycare centre, you should contact the immigration coordinator responsible for daycare, tel. 044 703 5506. The daycare application team is also happy to help with all daycare-related questions,
tel. 08 558 45300, e-mail: paivahoidonpalveluohjaus(at)ouka.fi.

A part-time place in daycare can be arranged for children five to six years of age who do not speak Finnish. The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) arranges an English club for children.


Morning and afternoon care for schoolchildren

The Centre of Youth Affairs coordinates morning and afternoon activities in Oulu. Read more: Morning and afternoon care
 

Information on early education services in summer 2011