Government bills6
- 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 228/2022 vpPassed
Lowering early childhood education fees
Client fees for municipal early childhood education and care will be reduced by raising the income thresholds used to determine fees by 33 per cent. The change will lower early childhood education and care fees particularly for middle-income families and make early childhood education and care free of charge for more families.
20 Dec 2022 · 5 votes121 jaa31 ei - 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 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