Family day care

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Family day care is home-like early childhood education and care in small groups in which homely comfort, lack of rushing and play are emphasised.

Forms of family day care are:
- - Family day care provided in the carer’s home
  - Three-family day care, in which the carer works in the children’s homes
A family day carer working in their home can simultaneously care for at most four under school-age children, including their own, and additionally one pre-primary education or basic education pupil who needs part-time care. In a home group, two carers may care for at most eight children at the same time.

In three-family day care, the group size is determined on the same grounds. A family day carer works in the children’s homes as agreed with the families. Three-family day care requires good cooperation and flexibility of all parties. The family in whose home the care is provided is responsible for the meals for that week. In special cases, a family day carer may only care for the child/ren of a single family in the family’s home.
When a carer is unable to work in their home, the child’s backup care is organised either in a day-care centre, a backup care place or in the home of another carer.

Backup care places:
- - Pirtti-Saaristo, Puistokaupunki, Jynkkä and Southern rural area:
    Puistola, Leväsentie 23, tel. 044 718 1316
  - City centre, Haapaniemi, Kelloniemi and Neulamäki:
    Mustinlampi Day-care Centre, Hannes Kolehmaisen katu 25, puh. 044 718 4787
  - Puijonlaakso-Päiväranta:
    Puijonlaakso Day-care Centre/Onnela, Taivaanpankontie 23, tel. 044 718 3374
  - Maaninka:
    Käärmelahti Day-care Centre, Väänälänrannantie 1332, tel. Pikkupöllöt 044 748 8444/ Pajupeipot 044 748 8442
    Maaninka Day-care Centre/Versot, Maaningantie 49 C, tel. 044 748 8279
  - Melalahti
    Melalahti Day-care Centre, Koulutie 6, tel. 044 718 4358,
    Vehkarit /Vehkalampi School, Vehkalammentie 4, tel. 044 718 7944
  - Nilsiä:
    Nilsiän Day-care Centre/Kirsikkalaakso, Syvärintie 33, tel. 044748256
  - Juankoski:
    Juankoski Day-care Centre, Opintie 6, tel. 044 718 4358
    Muuruvesi Day-care Centre, Oppipolku 7, tel. +358 44 718 4358
The closest supervisor of a family day carer is the family day care supervisor/head of day-care centre for the area.

Nilsiä, Juankoski
Salla Miettunen
Head of Pajulahti Day-care Centre
044 748 2580

Riistavesi, Vehmersalmi
Anita Vartiainen
Head of Vehmersalmi Day-care Centre
044 718 3286

Pirtti-Saaristo, City centre, Puijonlaakso-Päiväranta, Maaninka, Hiltulanlahti
Eija Penttinen
Family Day Care Supervisor
044 718 3777

Puistokaupunki, Jynkkä, Southern rural area
Pirjo Similä
Family Day Care Supervisor
044 718 4013

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