Government bills9
- HE 55/2025 vpPassed with amendments
Abolishing licensing for private day-care centres
The licence requirement for private day-care centres would be abolished and replaced with a registration procedure. A new day-care centre could start operating as soon as its premises and operating requirements have been inspected, without having to wait for the actual registration decision.
10 Oct 2025 · 1 vote98 jaa40 ei - HE 177/2022 vpPassed
Mandatory equality plans for early childhood education
Day-care centres will be required to regularly draw up an equality plan to promote gender equality. The systematic work aims to dismantle gender roles and prevent discrimination already in early childhood.
21 Nov 2022 · 1 vote113 jaa34 ei - 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 - HE 224/2021 vpPassed with amendments
Licensing private day-care centres
Establishing a private day-care centre or substantially expanding its operations will require an official licence instead of the previous notification. Private family day care will remain subject to notification.
28 Apr 2022 · 2 votes97 jaa73 ei - HE 40/2018 vpPassed with amendments
Reforming daycare staffing and quality
A new Early Childhood Education and Care Act will be enacted in Finland to strengthen the pedagogical quality of early childhood education and care and clarify regulation in the sector. The reform will raise the qualification levels of daycare centre staff and establish a national database for early childhood education and care.
5 Jul 2018 · 29 votes127 jaa45 ei - 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 - 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 vote114 jaa65 ei - 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 - 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