Becoming a private service voucher provider

The City of Hämeenlinna is responsible for the guidance and supervision of private early childhood education and care services operating in its area, in accordance with the Early Childhood Education and Care Act. Private early childhood education and care services are required to meet the same quality criteria as municipal early childhood education and care.

Applying to become a service voucher provider

Operators applying to become service providers must carefully familiarise themselves with Hämeenlinna’s service voucher rulebook and meet the approval criteria defined by the city.

1. If you are interested in operating as a private service voucher provider, please contact the city’s Director of Early Childhood Education and Care or the Early Childhood Education and Care Manager.
2. Familiarise yourself with Hämeenlinna’s early childhood education and care service voucher rulebook (in Finnish)
3. Complete the application to become a service voucher provider for daycare centre activities or open early childhood education and care activities
4. The city will process the application and make a decision on approval.
   

Pre-primary education with private service providers

The City of Hämeenlinna procures pre-primary education as a purchased service from private service providers. The procurement of pre-primary education is tendered annually.

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