Enrolment in pre-primary education

The child must attend pre-primary education one year before the start of compulsory education. The child's guardian is responsible for ensuring that the child attends pre-school education or other activities that meet the objectives of pre-school education. (Basic Education Act)

Pre-primary education

• is free of charge
• takes place on weekdays 9.00–13.00
• takes place at schools as well as a few daycare centres

Activities supplementing pre-school education are subject to a fee.

In principle, a child's pre-school place and future school path will be determined by his or her home address.  
Children starting pre-primary education in autumn 2025 will be born in 2019. 

Proposal for pre-primary education along the school pathway

In January 2025, the guardians of children born in 2019 will receive a proposed decision on a pre-school place based on the address information in the Population Information System (November 2024).

At the same time, a proposal for a supplementary early childhood education place will be sent to the child's guardian.

If the child's address is not in Tampere in November 2024 or the address is not available in the Population Information System due to a security ban, the parent or guardian must register the child for pre-school education via the eVaka system between 20 and 31 January 2025.

If the child's home address is not in Tampere in November 2024 or it is not available in the Population Information System due to a security ban, the guardian must register the child for pre-school education via the eVaka system between 20 and 31 January 2025.

Enrolment in pre-primary education in the academic year 2024-2025 (born in 2018)

If a pre-school place is needed for a child for the school year 2024-2025, enrolment is done through the eVaka system.

Accepting a placement in pre-primary education 

The decision on the child's future pre-school place is sent to the guardian electronically via the Suomi.fi messages service, if the guardian has taken the service into use. Otherwise, the decision will be sent home by letter. The decision contains the contact information of the future preschool.

The pre-school education place and the place for the activity supplementing pre-school education must be accepted or rejected without delay, no later than two weeks after receiving the decision. The place can be accepted/rejected electronically at varhaiskasvatus.tampere.fi or by contacting the head of the unit.