Private early childhood education

You can apply for an early childhood education place in a private daycare, family daycare, or group family daycare.

The guardian contacts the private provider directly and agrees on the care place. The application can also be submitted through the Early Childhood Education Online Service. In that case, the private provider will contact the guardian to arrange the child’s care place. 

Private daycare centers in Jyväskylä (in finnish)

Private family daycare providers in Jyväskylä (in finnish)

More information on Kela's website

The service voucher is applied for through the early childhood education online service. 

More information about the service voucher 

Service voucher value/amount decisions:

Client Fee Secretary Kirsi Parkkinen, tel. 050 475 4194 

Client Fee Secretary Anne Friman, tel. 050 311 9967 

Email: [email protected]

1. An income statement is required to determine the value of the service voucher when a child starts in a private daycare or family day care.
2. The guardian submits the income statement in the Edlevo mobile app or by logging in to Edlevo
3. An income statement must always be submitted when the family’s income changes.

Information about the Edlevo App

More information about submitting income details 

Client Fee Secretary Kirsi Parkkinen, tel. 050 475 4194 

Client Fee Secretary Anne Friman, tel. 050 311 9967 

Email: [email protected]

A family can receive the private care allowance for a child under school age if the child is cared for at home by a caregiver employed by the family.

The private care allowance can also be applied for when the child attends a private daycare or family day care. The allowance cannot be granted if the child is in municipal early childhood education or has been granted a service voucher for private early childhood education.

When the family applies for private care allowance to hire a caregiver at home 

• The caregiver must be an adult (18 years old)
• The caregiver cannot live at the same address as the child
• The caregiver must book a personal appointment with Jyväskylä Growth and Learning Customer Service, where a city official will check the required documents and confirm the person’s suitability as a provider of early childhood education services
• At the appointment, the caregiver must bring completed WH 2 form, employment contract between the family and the caregiver, identity document, criminal record extract

When the family applies for private care allowance for a private daycare or family day care 

• The city must have information about the private provider’s early childhood education services notification in accordance with Section 44 of the Early Childhood Education Act 540/2018, in finnish.

More detailed information about the private care allowance and how to apply can be found on Kela’s website. 

The City of Jyväskylä is responsible for supervising private early childhood education services. A private service provider who offers early childhood education in a daycare center for compensation must apply for a license from the Regional State Administrative Agency before starting operations. Activities may begin once the license has been granted. If there are significant changes in daycare operations, the service provider must notify the Regional State Administrative Agency. 

A private family day care provider must notify the City of Jyväskylä before starting operations. Notification is made by first contacting the coordinator responsible for family day care. 

To become a service voucher provider for early childhood education in Jyväskylä, the applicant must first review the Service Voucher Rules for Private Early Childhood Education Services in Jyväskylä. The applicant should pay special attention to the private provider’s licensing procedure on page 11. In addition to the licensing process, the applicant must also apply to become a service voucher provider for the City of Jyväskylä by completing and submitting the required form with attachments to the Growth and Learning Service Guidance. 

Daycare facility design guidelines (in finnish)

For questions about applying to become a private service voucher provider, contact:

Daycare centers
Heli Arnberg tel. 050 3125 450
Outi Kumpu tel. 040 022 5615

Family Day Care and Group Family Day Care 
Leila Hämäläinen tel. 050 568 0854
Susanna Anttila-Viikki tel. 040 352 5197

Service Voucher Value / Amount Decisions 

Kirsi Parkkinen tel. 050 475 4194
Anne Friman tel. 050 311 9967

• The City of Jyväskylä is responsible for supervising private early childhood education services.
• The city provides guidance and advice to approved private service providers.
• Guidance and supervision are based on the Jyväskylä Private Early Childhood Education Rules and the Early Childhood Education Act.

If a child’s parent or other guardian is dissatisfied with the quality of private early childhood education or related treatment, they have the right to submit a complaint or notification of concern (in finnish) to the daycare director, the person responsible for the unit, or the leading official in early childhood education. 

Notifications should primarily be made in writing. 

Other feedback about the operation of the early childhood education unit can also be given directly to the service provider or to the service coordinators responsible for private early childhood education. 

Private early childhood education follows the Early Childhood Education Act as well as other national guidelines, regulations, and documents. When using the private care allowance or purchasing other temporary early childhood education services from a private provider, families are asked to confirm with the Growth and Learning Customer Service that the private daycare or family day care provider has submitted the required notification of operations (Early Childhood Education Act, Section 44). 

Private daycare centers in Jyväskylä (in finnish)
Private family day care providers in Jyväskylä (in finnish)

More information:

Private daycare centers 

Service coordinator Heli Arnberg
tel. 050 3125 450, heli.arnberg(at)jyvaskyla.fi

Service coordinator Outi Kumpu
p. 040 022 5615, outi.kumpu(at)jyvaskyla.fi

For supervision-related contacts: [email protected]

Private family day care and group family fay care 

Service coordinator Leila Hämäläinen
p. 050 568 0854, leila.hamalainen(at)jyvaskyla.fi

Service coordinator Susanna Anttila-Viikki
p. 040 352 5197, susanna.anttila-viikki(at)jyvaskyla.fi