What is preschool?
A preschool year is an important phase in a
child´s life. Preschool education supports a child´s individual learning
process with the function of assisting a child´s development toward
becoming a school pupil.
A child learns through activities and plays with
other children.
Preschool follows its own curriculum which is based on the national foundations.
Preschool and day-care
Participation in preschool is voluntary. If a family requires child care in addition to preschool, partial day-care fees are
charged (daily care lasting less than 5 hours) which is 60 % of the family´s
specified total day-care fee. All times when preschool lessons are not
provided (e.g. the summer months) the whole day fee will be charged.
Free preschool education is available to
families with children in private day-care centres where the local government
makes an agreement to obtain preschool services.
The implementation of preschool
Preschool is primarily offered in day-care centres
and in the Mäntylä, Pikkarala and Sanginsuu schools as well as in
conjunction with the Svenska Privatskolan, Oulun Normaalikoulu, Merikartano
school, Leinonpuisto school and Lohipato school.
There are preschool groups in almost every day-care
centre. Groups are arranged in sufficient number of children have been
registered (a minimum on 7 children).
A child needing special support is placed either
in a preschool group of a day care centre, a small group or into a day-care
centre support group.
Registration for preschool
For registraton (for preschool) you can use the
same day-care application form that applies for a local government
day-care centre placement.
The registration form is returned to the nearest
day-care centre or school that provides preschool.
Six-year-olds in family day-care are provided with
preschool in the nearest day-care centre.
For registration and information about
private day-care centres contact our family day-care coordinator Meriti
Veki,
address Isokatu 30 4.floor, 90100 Oulu, phone 044 703 5306.
Further information
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