Daycare service and education
Daycare service
There are seven Swedish daycare units in Larsmo.
Children between the ages of 10 months and 5 years are entitled to municipal early childhood education and care (ECEC). The Finnish National Agency for Education provides more information about early childhood education and care in Finland.
Applications for a place in early childhood education are made electronically. Applications are submitted four months in advance, or no later than two weeks before early childhood education begins.
Pre-primary education
Before taking part of basic education, six-year-old children attend free pre-primary education that the municipality arranges. Pre-primary education is compulsory under the Basic Education Act. Children are assigned a place in the neighbourhood school based on their home address, i.e. pupils in pre-primary education are assigned a place in the pre-primary school at their neighbourhood school.
Every child is assigned a place and more detailed information is sent home, usually in February. The Wilma electronic service is used for enrollment in pre-primary education.
Supplementary daycare
Supplementary daycare is arranged by the division of early childhood education in the premises of the pre-primary schools.
If you wish to enroll your child in supplementary daycare, you need to fill out an electronic application.
The supplementary daycare fee is based on income.
Basic education
Basic education is free of charge and consists of primary and lower secondary education. The Finnish National Agency for Education provides more information about primary and lower secondary education in Finland.
There are four primary schools (grades 1-6) in Larsmo: Bosund school, Näs school, Holm school, and Risö school. Cronhjelmskolan is the only school for lower secondary education (grades 7-9) in Larsmo. All five schools provide education in Swedish.
The Wilma electronic service is used for enrollment in compulsory education.
Finnish-speaking pupils (pre-primary school to 9th grade) can attend school in Finnish in Jakobstad.
After pupils have completed basic education, they can apply to upper secondary education (general upper secondary school or vocational school).
Preparatory education for pre-primary education and comprehensive education
Compulsory education applies to persons under the age of 18 who live in Finland permanently. A person is considered to be living in Finland permanently if they have a municipality of residence in Finland.
If your child has a residence permit based on temporary protection but not a municipality of residence and you live in Larsmo, your child has the right to participate in pre-primary education, compulsory education, or preparatory education. The school and the school community support children’s welfare and a safe everyday life.
Preparatory education for pre-primary education and comprehensive education is offered to children arriving to Finland from Ukraine. The Finnish National Agency for Education provides more information about ECEC and education for Ukrainian refugees in Finland.
Morning and afternoon activities for basic education
Morning and afternoon activities for basic education are arranged in schools/pre-primary schools.
The Wilma electronic service is used for applications.
The fee for morning and afternoon activities for pupils is not based on income.
Wilma
Schools in Larsmo use the Wilma web interface. Wilma is an electronic service which is a communication tool used for contacts between the schools and homes.
Absences and study results are reported via Wilma and applications for school transportation are submitted via Wilma.
School transportation
Pupils in grades 1-3 who live more than 3 kilometres away from their assigned school are entitled to free school transportation. Pupils in grades 4-9 are entitled to free school transportation if they live more than 5 km from their assigned school. Pupils in pre-primary school are entitled to free school transportation on the same principles as pupils in grades 1-3. More information about school transportation in Larsmo can be found in the school tranportation regulations (in Swedish).
Pupils in upper secondary school can apply for a school transport subsidy from KELA if the school trip exceeds 7 km. More information about school transport subsidy can be found on KELA’s webpages.
Applications for school transportation are submitted via Wilma.
More information about daycare and education (in Swedish and Finnish):