When applying for early childhood education and care with extended hours, the guardians must provide a certificate signed by their employers to prove they are in shift work.

Use the PDF form "Employer's Certificate of Shift Work" (the link can be found below). The form is in Finnish and titled "Todistus vuorotyöstä".

The form must be submitted to early childhood education services at least once per operating year.

1. Print the form.

2. Fill in the form.

3. Ask the employer to sign the form.

4. Submit the form: New customers submit the completed form by email to service coordination for early childhood education and care (email address below). Customers applying for a transfer submit the form to their current ECEC centre.

There is no subjective right to early childhood education and care with extended hours. A child may attend early childhood education and care with extended hours when both guardians / a single parent are working a shift, and after night shifts during the single parent’s / parent’s / guardians’ sleeping time.

If you need help with filling in the application, contact the service coordination for early childhood education and care.