The preschool year is an important phase in a child´s life. Preschool education supports child´s individual learning. A child learns by doing and playing together with other children. Preschool education follows its own curriculum, which is based on the National Core Curriculum.
Preschool in Oulu school year 2019-2020
If your child is born in 2013, he/she can start preschool on 12 of August 2019. The duration of preschool is 4 hours per day for the period of 12 August 2019 to 29 May 2020. For the most part, preschool schedules are similar to school schedules.
According to Basic Education Act a child must take part in a year long preschool or other activity that fulfills the goals of preschool one year before the beginning of basic education. Taking part in preschool education is not compulsory, but parents themselves can organize the education so that preschool goals will be fulfilled. The responsibility of attendance is on the guardian.
According to the amendment in the early childhood education law in 2016 a preschool aged child has a right to attend part time early education activity in addition to free preschool education, if the child´s guardians work or study full-time or work as businessmen. A child can attend the part-time education also, if it is necessary for her/his development or she/he needs support or the family conditions require it.
Preschool terms and holidays 2018-2019
Spring term 7.1.-31.5.2019
• Winter holiday 4.-10.3.2019 (calendar week 10)
Preschool education is not provided
• 6.-7.12.2018
• 19.-22.4.2018
• 1.5.2019
• 30.5.2019
Various schools may have different annual schedules. Preschool education starts and ends in all preschool units on the same day.
Preschool terms and holidays 2019-2020
Autumn term 12.8.-20.12.2019
Spring term 7.1. - 29.5.2020
Preschool education is not provided:
- Autumn holiday 21. - 27.10.2019 (week 43)
- Independence day 6.12.2019
- Christmas holiday 21.12.2019 - 6.1.2020
- Winter holiday 2. - 8.3.2020
- Easter holiday 10. - 13.4.2020
- May day 1.5.2020
- Holy Thursday 21.5.2020 and Friday 22.5.2020