Day-care centres in each area providing pre-primary education
Day-care centres in each area providing pre-primary education 2026–2027:
Haapaniemi
Niirala (groups at Haapaniemi school)
Hiltulanlahti
Inkilänmäki – Kettulanlahti
Juankoski
Jynkkä
Jynkkä (groups at Jynkkä school)
Kaislastenlahti
Centre of Karttula
Pre-primary education organised by basic education at Pihkaimäki school and at Kissakuusi school.
City centre
Alava day-care centre (groups at Niirala school)
Maljapuro day-care centre (group at Snellman school)
Mustinlampi day-care centre (only for children in need of regular shift care hours)
Pumpputori day-care centre (Montessori groups for 3–6-year-olds) (Secondary search)
Private day-care centre/ The English Kindergarten of Kuopio
Steiner school Virkkula. To enrol, contact the school directly.
Kurkimäki
Private day-care centre / Touhula Vehmasmäki
Käärmelahti
Länsi-Puijo – Julkula
Länsi-Puijo day-care centre (groups at Länsi-Puijo school)
forest school pre-primary group at a campfire hut (Secondary search)
Centre of Maaninka
Maaninka day-care centre (group at Maaninkajärvi school)
Melalahti
Melalahti day-care centre (groups at Melalahti school)
Männistö
Männistö day-care centre (primarily for children in need of evening care)
Neulamäki
Tukkipoika day-care centre (at Neulamäki school)
Pre-primary education organised by the Christian comprehensive school of Kuopio (day-care centre Timantti). To enrol, contact the day-care centre or school directly.
Centre of Nilsiä
Nilsiä day-care centre (groups at the centre of Nilsiä )
Pihkainmäki
Pre-primary education organised by basic education at Pihkainmäki school in 2026-2027.
Pirtti – Saaristokaupunki
Kuoppamäki day-care centre (only for children in need of evening care)
Takkapolku day-care centre (groups in a building located in the Pirtti schoolyard)
Puijonlaakso
Puijonlaakso day-care centre (groups at Rajala school)
Forest school pre-primary group at a campfire hut (Secondary search)
Puistokaupunki – Petonen
Maunolanmäki day-care centre (groups at Pitkälahti school)
Päiväranta
Päiväranta day-care centre (groups at Puijonsarvi school)
Saarijärvi – Rahusenkangas
Vuorilampi day-care centre (groups at Kalevala school)
Saaristokaupunki
Lehtoniemi day-care centre (groups at the day-care centre and Martti Ahtisaari school)
Uppo-Nalle day-care centre (group at the day-care centre)
Forest school pre-primary group at a campfire hut (Secondary search)
Pölläkänlahti day-care centre (groups at Aurinkorinne school)
Särkiniemi
Särkiniemi day-care centre (groups at Särkiniemi school)
Vehmersalmi
Vehmersalmi day-care centre (group at Vehmersalmi school)
Day-care centres in each area providing pre-primary education 2025–2026:
Haapaniemi
Alava day-care centre (groups at Niirala school)
Mölymäki (groups at Haapaniemi school)
Hiltulanlahti
Inkilänmäki – Kettulanlahti
Juankoski
Jynkkä
Kaislastenlahti
Centre of Karttula
Pre-primary education organised by basic education at Pihkaimäki school and at Kissakuusi school.
City centre
Maljapuro day-care centre (group at Snellman school)
Mustinlampi day-care centre (only for children in need of regular shift care hours)
Pumpputori day-care centre (Montessori groups for 3–6-year-olds)
Private day-care centre/ The English Kindergarten of Kuopio
Steiner school Virkkula. To enrol, contact the school directly.
Kurkimäki
Käärmelahti
Länsi-Puijo – Julkula
Centre of Maaninka
Maaninka day-care centre (group at Maaninkajärvi school)
Melalahti
Melalahti day-care centre (groups at Melalahti school and Vehkalampi school)
Muuruvesi
Muuruvesi day-care centre (No pre-primary education in 2025-2026)
Männistö
Männistö day-care centre (primarily for children in need of evening care)
Neulamäki
Tukkipoika day-care centre (at Neulamäki school)
Pre-primary education organised by the Christian comprehensive school of Kuopio (day-care centre Timantti). To enrol, contact the day-care centre or school directly.
Centre of Nilsiä
Nilsiä day-care centre (groups at the centre of Nilsiä )
Pajulahti
Pihkainmäki
Pre-primary education organised by basic education at Pihkainmäki school in 2025-2026.
Pirtti – Saaristokaupunki
Kuoppamäki day-care centre (only for children in need of evening care)
Takkapolku day-care centre (groups in a building located in the Pirtti schoolyard)
Private day-care centre/ Priimi, music-oriented day-care
Puijonlaakso
Puistokaupunki – Petonen
Maunolanmäki day-care centre (groups at Pitkälahti school)
Petosenmutka day-care centre (only for children in need of regular shift care hours, group at Pitkälahti school) (the group will move to the new Pyörö daycare center in autumn 2025)
Päiväranta
Päiväranta day-care centre (groups at Puijonsarvi school)
Saarijärvi – Rahusenkangas
Vuorilampi day-care centre (groups at Kalevala school)
Saaristokaupunki
Lehtoniemi day-care centre (groups at the day-care centre and Martti Ahtisaari school)
Pölläkänlahti day-care centre (groups at Aurinkorinne school) (in 2025 – 2026 groups only at Aurinkorinne school)
Särkiniemi
Särkiniemi day-care centre (groups at Särkiniemi school)
Vehmersalmi