Children of pre-primary age, i.e. 6-year-olds, participate in the municipality-organised free pre-primary education. In Vaasa, pre-primary education is provided in daycare centres. Children receive four hours of pre-primary education per day.
Early Childhood Education and Care, pre-primary education and basic education form a coherent continuum in terms of a child’s development and learning and provide the foundation for lifelong learning. Play in its various forms is strongly present in pre-primary education activities.
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Pre-primary education in Vaasa
Pre-primary education is part of the child’s overall growth and learning, creating the foundation for lifelong learning.
Assignment of a pre-primary education place
The City of Vaasa assigns a pre-primary education place to a child based on the child’s home address and mother tongue (Finnish or Swedish) or based on the language of the child’s Early Childhood Education and Care place prior to pre-primary education
Pre-primary education holiday periods
The operating period for the 2026–2027 begins on 17 August 2026 and ends on 31 May 2027.
Multilingual children in pre-primary education
A child may participate in preparatory education for primary and lower secondary education provided in pre-primary education if their Finnish language skills are not yet sufficient to participate in the activities and teaching of pre-primary education.