The client fees in municipal early childhood education and the value of a service voucher in privately run early childhood education and care are affected by
- the size of the family, persons
- the agreed number of hours for early childhood education and care in accordance with the three-step client fee schedule
- income before deducting taxes
- the age of the child (only service voucher)
Client fee from 1.8.2026
Effects of the time the child participates in early childhood education on the client fee/on the client’s responsibility, deductible, for a private service voucher from 1.8.2026
- The agreed time is 0–84 hours a month (60%), up to 201 euros a month
- The agreed time is 85 - 150 hours a month (85%), up to 285 euros a month
- The agreed time is 151 hours a month or more (100%), up to 335 euros month
Free pre-primary education is 84 per month
Supplementary early childhood education alongside pre-primary education:
- 0–84 hours per month: maximum €201 per month (60%)
- 85 hours or more per month: maximum €218 per month (65%)
The size of the family, persons and gross income for the highest client fee starting from 1st of August 2026 onwards:
- In a family of two persons, 7496 euros
- In a family of tree persons, 8762 euros
- In a family of four persons, 9526 euros
- In a family of five persons, 10 290 euros
- In a family of six persons, 11 052 euros
The size of the family, persons and income limit for the client fee starting from 1st of August 2026 onwards:
- In a family of two persons, 4369 euros
- In a family of tree persons, 5635 euros
- In a family of four persons, 6399 euros
- In a family of five persons, 7163 euros
- In a family of six persons, 7925 euros
For more information concerning the client fees in municipal early childhood education along with the value of the service voucher in privately run early childhood education and care, please, contact the secretary responsible for client fee issues within your own region.
Fees for municipal early childhood education and care
At the beginning of municipal early childhood education, the family must submit an Income Statement by the end of the starting month. You can submit the Income Statement either by EG Edlevo App or paper form by mail. If you are a self-employed person, you must always submit a separate Income Statement for a Self-Employed Person with its appendices.
Mailing address:
Jyväskylän kaupunki, Kasvun ja oppimisen palveluohjaus, PL 82, 40101 Jyväskylä
Visiting address:
Kilpisenkatu 1 C, 40100 Jyväskylä
Email address: [email protected]
Customer Payment Secretary Elina Pasanen, tel. 050 401 2189
Customer Payment Secretary Anne Kuoppala, tel. 050 436 9450
Customer Payment Secretary Sari Ruokolainen, tel. 050 311 8881
A service voucher for services within privately run early childhood education
A service voucher is a support granted by the City of Jyväskylä when the family choose privately run early childhood education and care. Once the start of early childhood education has been agreed on with a private service provider, the family can apply for the service voucher through electronic services. The City of Jyväskylä shall grant a service voucher to the family based on the electronic application after it has been confirmed that the child has a place in a privately run day care centre, a group family day care centre or in family day care. Service voucher is to be paid to the private service provider of early childhood education. Service voucher within early childhood education is child-specific and you cannot be provided with private day care allowance or child home care allowance simultaneously for the purpose of arranging the child’s care.
The client is responsible for paying the portion of the private early childhood education service fee that exceeds the value of the service voucher. Additional prices have been indicated in the service provider information (day care centres for children / family day care). The family shall be notified of the value of the service voucher and the imputed municipal client fee (=client’s responsibility, deductible) either by letter or as an electronic message.
The family shall agree directly with the private service provider on the child’s start in early childhood education and care.
Decisions on the right to service vouchers are made at the Centre for Early Childhood Education Services. Families are informed about the decisions by mail or electronically, according to their choice.
Mailing address:
Jyväskylän kaupunki, Kasvun ja oppimisen palveluohjaus, PL 82, 40101 Jyväskylä
Visiting address:
Kilpisenkatu 1 C, 40100 Jyväskylä
Email address: [email protected]
Customer Payment Secretary Kirsi Parkkinen, tel. 050 475 4194
Customer Payment Secretary Anne Friman, tel. 050 311 9967
Fees for children’s clubs
A fee for children’s clubs shall be determined based on the agreed club days.
- The club, which meets three times a week, costs 75 euros a month.
- The club, which meets two times a week, costs 50 euros a month.
- The club, which meets once a week, costs 25 euros a month.
- The family club fee is 6 euro per meeting, regardless of the size of the family.
- A fee for a child’s temporary care (3.5 hours a day): 7 euros a day
The fee for children’s clubs is charged as a fixed monthly fee and absences from the children’s clubs shall not be reimbursed. As for the family clubs, only the times the child has participated in the club shall be charged. The family can apply for a Service Voucher for a privately run children's club. The participation in children’s clubs does not have an effect on child home care allowance.
You can apply for fee exemption from the children’s club based on income, social assistance or discretion (The Education Committee (Jyväskylä), Section 114/2014).
Refunds of client fees
A fee refund is granted if the child is absent from early childhood education during school holiday periods.
Autumn, Christmas and Winter holidays: requires absence for the entire holiday period.
Summer period 1 June–31 August: requires a continuous absence of at least two weeks.
- If early childhood education becomes needed during the reported holiday period, the refund is cancelled for the entire holiday period.
- The refund is granted when the absence is reported by the deadline given in the holiday period survey.
- The refund is granted for weekdays during the holiday period.
In addition, a refund is granted for
- Planning and training days of daycare centres and family daycare providers (1–2 days per operational year; the schedule is communicated to guardians at the beginning of the year).
- A family daycare provider’s sudden sick leave day or compensation leave, if the guardian arranges care independently.
- Unforeseen service interruptions related to the organisation of the service.
More information on possible reimbursement procedures within privately run early childhood education and care is available directly from a day care centre for children or a family day care childminder.
Further information about all services can be obtained from the day care centres or day care office in Jyväskylä,
address: Kilpisenkatu 1 C, tel. +35814 569 0180
e-mail: varhaiskasvatus.palveluohjaus(at)jyvaskyla.fi
