All private daycare centers are approved and supervised by the municipality in which they operate. Private daycare providers like Pilke follow the same Early Childhood Education Act and the national early childhood education curriculum as municipal daycare centers. Municipalities also monitor our operations through inspections, guidance, and audits.
Finnish private early childhood education is among the best in the Nordic countries. Surveys in recent years—measuring both customer satisfaction and municipalities’ perspectives—show that private services are considered high-quality and that cooperation with municipalities works well.
In private daycare centers, quality is built by developing pedagogy, investing in staff well-being and competence, and creating services that meet the needs of families—often by making use of digital tools.
Read more: Early childhood education at Pilke daycare centres