The role of early childhood education and care is to promote children’s overall growth, development, and learning in cooperation with their guardians. The knowledge and skills learned in early childhood education and care strengthen children’s participation and active agency in society. In addition, early childhood education and care supports guardians in their educational role and enables them to take part in work or studies.
Get information and guidance about applications, services and client fees in early childhood education and care in Rovaniemi.
Edlevo is an electronic service that is used in Rovaniemi’s early childhood education and care. On this page you will find instructions for using it.
Rovaniemi offers young children early childhood education and care in municipal ECEC centres and in private ECEC centres all over the city.
Guardians can apply for a place in care with extented hours for their child if they are in shift work or if their studies take place in the evening.
A child’s early childhood education and care can be arranged as a home-based childcare in the carer’s or the child’s own home.
Open early childhood education and care is intended for children cared for at home and for their families. Participating is free of charge.
Kivikankaan päiväkoti (ECEC centre) Gardininkuja 1, 96800 ROVANIEMI
Children aged 6 take part in the free pre-primary education provided by the municipality in the year before they start compulsory school.