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Topic early childhood education and care37
  1. HE 80/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting early childhood education and care

    A child's right to municipal early childhood education and care will be limited to 20 hours a week if the parents do not work or study full-time. The right to full-time care will still be retained for children of parents in full-time work or studies, as well as in situations where it meets the needs of the child or the family.

    21 Dec 2015 · 1 vote
    114 jaa
    65 ei
  2. HE 155/2022 vpPassed with amendments

    Adjusting municipal central government transfers for 2023

    The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will decrease to 22.09 per cent at the beginning of 2023. At the same time, temporary deductions to central government transfers and funding for new statutory duties will be defined.

    9 Dec 2022 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 148/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Increasing central government transfers to municipalities

    The central government transfer to municipalities for basic public services will be increased from the beginning of 2021. In addition, municipalities will be granted temporary additional support to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus epidemic.

    18 Dec 2020 · passed without a vote
  4. HE 149/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Trial of two-year pre-primary education

    A trial will be launched in Finland for 2021–2024 in which some children will start free pre-primary education at the age of five. The trial will examine the effects of two-year pre-primary education on children's learning, development, and educational equality.

    9 Dec 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Sari Multala

    42 jaa
    13 ei
  5. HE 103/2023 vpPassed with amendments

    Digitalising private early childhood education licensing

    The licensing and registration procedure for private day-care centres will become electronic and transfer to a new register of service providers. Authorities will obtain the information concerning operating conditions directly from other authorities.

    15 Mar 2024 · passed without a vote
  6. HE 257/2022 vpRejected

    Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share

    Municipalities' share of corporate tax revenue will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The change will compensate municipalities for revenue losses arising from reductions in early childhood education and care fees and depreciation rights in business taxation.

    20 Dec 2022 · rejected without a vote
  7. HE 161/2022 vpPassed

    Digital quality evaluation system for early childhood education and care

    A national digital system will be established in Finland for evaluating and developing the quality of early childhood education and care. Daycare centres and other service providers can use it to evaluate their own activities and improve quality.

    9 Nov 2022 · passed without a vote
  8. HE 249/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Reporting daycare shortcomings and staffing ratios

    Daycare centre staff will have a statutory obligation to report shortcomings they observe in early childhood education and care, and whistleblowers will be protected against retaliation. At the same time, the act will explicitly state that staff absences may not be used as a reason to deviate from the staffing ratio in daycare centres.

    25 May 2021 · passed without a vote
  9. HE 60/2016 vpWithdrawn

    Reforming early childhood education fees

    The maximum client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be increased, and fee criteria for part-time care will be harmonised. At the same time, fees for low-income single parents will be reduced to improve work incentives.

    9 Sep 2016 · no votes
  10. HE 198/2020 vpPassed

    Lowering early childhood education fees

    Early childhood education and care client fees will be lowered and income thresholds raised significantly. The reform aims to ease everyday life for families with children and encourage employment.

    14 Dec 2020 · 3 votes

    Closest vote · 8 §, mietintö / Peter Östman

    31 jaa
    24 ei
  11. HE 34/2019 vpPassed

    Restoring full-time early childhood education

    All children will again be entitled to full-time early childhood education and care regardless of their parents' labour market status or family leave. At the same time, private child care allowance will be paid in full without means testing.

    16 Dec 2019 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus 1, mietintö / Kaisa Juuso

    128 jaa
    33 ei
  12. HE 31/2019 vpPassed

    Adjusting municipal central government transfers

    Central government transfers to municipalities for basic public services will be increased and the criteria for determining them will be adjusted for 2020. At the same time, compensation for tax revenue losses resulting from changes in tax legislation will be transferred to a separate budget item.

    16 Dec 2019 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 9/2019 vpPassed with amendments

    Postponing early childhood personnel registration

    The obligation for municipalities to record early childhood education and care personnel data in the national database will be postponed by one year to autumn 2020. The more detailed schedule for introducing the database will be laid down by government decree.

    10 Oct 2019 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 113/2017 vpPassed

    Adjusting central government transfers for 2018

    The central government transfer percentage for municipal basic public services will rise to 25.34 per cent from the beginning of 2018. At the same time, central government transfers will take into account tax revenue losses, reductions in early childhood education and care fees, and cuts associated with the Competitiveness Pact.

    14 Dec 2017 · 5 votes

    Closest vote · 55 §, mietintö / Matti Semi

    109 jaa
    71 ei
  15. HE 112/2017 vpPassed

    Increasing municipalities' corporate tax share

    Municipalities' share of revenue from corporate income tax will be increased and the central government's share decreased correspondingly. The amendment will compensate municipalities for revenue losses resulting from reductions in client fees for early childhood education and care.

    13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 115/2017 vpPassed

    Lowering early childhood education fees

    Early childhood education and care fees will be lowered for low- and middle-income families and families with multiple children. The reform aims to dismantle incentive traps and make taking up work more worthwhile.

    11 Dec 2017 · 1 vote

    Only vote · Lausumaehdotus, mietintö / Ritva Elomaa

    146 jaa
    35 ei
  17. HE 205/2016 vpPassed with amendments

    Lowering early childhood education and care fees

    Early childhood education and care fees for low-income families of two and three persons will be reduced, and the fee share for the second child will be lowered. An entirely new separate act will also be enacted on client fees in early childhood education and care.

    21 Dec 2016 · passed without a vote