Transportation for early childhood education and care

The Early Childhood Education Act does not oblige a municipality to provide transport for a child to early childhood education. The primary responsibility for transporting a child to early childhood education and care lies with the child's guardians.

Education Committee of the City of Tampere has revised the transport criteria for early childhood education from 1 May, 2026.

Applications for early childhood education transport are made by separate transport application. The application period for early childhood education transportation for the 2026–2027 school year is May 11–24, 2026.

The guardian will discuss with the daycare centre staff whether the child meets the prerequisites for transport. If they do, the daycare centre will provide the guardian with a link to an online form to be filled.

If the need for transport emerges during the administrative year, processing the application and arranging for transport will take a minimum of two weeks.

The transportation is provided by Tuomi Logistiikka company: [email protected]

No transportation to therapeutic services be provided by the early childhood education services. During school vacation time, transportation is provided as needed.