In August 2025, children born in 2019 will start pre-school education.
In Jyväskylä, applications for pre-school education are submitted in January. The application is submitted through the online services for early childhood education and care. Early childhood education and care online services (page is in Finnish).
If the child needs early childhood education in addition to pre-school education, the place is applied for in connection with the application process for pre-school education. More information on applying for pre-school education
Every child aged 6 and within the scope of extended compulsory education is entitled to at least 700 hours of free pre-school education. In addition, the right to receive free pre-school education applies to those 7-year-olds whose basic education begins one year later.
According to the Basic Education Act, every child must participate in pre-school education, and the guardian is responsible for attending.
In pre-school education, working and holiday times are taken together with basic education. School working hours and holidays
In Jyväskylä, pre-school education groups are located at day-care centres and schools.
Pre-school education groups in the school year 2026-2027
Halssila: Ilvespuisto and Lokintie pre-school education and Halssila daycare centre.
Jyskä: Pre-school at Jyskä school
Kangasvuori-Huhtasuo: Kangasvuori daycare school and Huhtasuo daycare centre
Keljonkangas: Aapistie Pre-school education
Keltinmäki-Myllyjärvi: Keltinmäki and Myllytupa daycare centres
Jyväskylä city centre area: Fabriikki, Kukkumäki, Kypärämäki and Voionmaa daycare centres and Puistokatu and Kortepohja daycare schools
Korpilahti: Pre-school education at Korpilahti comprehensive school and Tikkala daycare school
Kuohu-Vesanka: Kuohu and Vesanga daycare schools
Kuokkala: Taikalampu, Pohjanlampi, Ristikivi, Ristonmaa and Kuokkala daycare centres and Nenäinniemi daycare school
Muuratsalo-Säynätsalo: Säynätsalo and Muuratsalo daycare schools
Palokka-Puuppola: Mannila, Puuppola, Haukkamäki, Kirri, Pappilanvuori, Jokela, Luhtinen and Ritoniitty daycare centres, Savulahti daycare school and a pre-school education at Lohikoski school
Tikkakoski: Liinalammi daycare centre and Luonetjärvi pre-school education
Vaajakoski: Haapaniemi and Janakka daycare schools, Punapaula daycare centre and a pre-school education at Vaajakumpu comprehensive school.
Pre-school education and schools cooperate closely during the pre-school education year
Regular visits familiarise a child to the school world, and the everyday life, practices and people of the future school are learned through common activities.
Pre-school education follows the operating hours of schools, but in such a way that the operating period of pre-school education always ends by 31 May. The daily time of pre-school education varies by day-care centre, being either from 8.30 am to 12.30 pm or from 9 am to 1 pm. In round-the-clock care, pre-school education is always organised according to the children's care hours.
The Swedish-language pre-school education groups are located at the Pohjanlampi daycare centre. To the website of the Pohjanlampi daycare centre
All children in pre-school education have access to the services of a special education teacher, psychologist and school social worker, if necessary. The services of a speech therapist and an occupational and physiotherapist are also possible.
The transition of children receiving support from pre-school education to school is planned together with their guardians during the pre-school education year.
The transition from pre-school education to school is planned and coordinated by the Early Childhood Education and Care and Basic Education Service Guidance Support Team.