Private care allowance

Private childcare allowance is a form of support intended for private early childhood education. It can be obtained if a child under school age attends a private daycare centre, group family daycare or family daycare, or is cared for by a carer employed by the family. The allowance is applied for from Kela.

Applying for private care allowance

Private childcare allowance, childcare supplement and municipal supplement are applied for from Kela(switch to another service) (Child home care allowance – Private childcare allowance application WH 1). The allowance can also be applied for on paper.

In addition to the WH 1 application, you must submit the WH 2 application, “Report on the daycare provider,” to Kela. This application is completed by the private early childhood education provider. 

Private childcare allowance, childcare allowance and municipal supplement are paid to private early childhood education providers. 

The service provider determines the price of early childhood education, which consists of the care fee paid by the guardian, the care allowance, the care supplement and the municipal supplement. 

Private care subsidies from 1 August 2024

For all forms of childcare, the childcare allowance for children under preschool age is €192.28 per child per month, and the income-related childcare supplement is €0–265.85 per child per month.

Municipal supplement for full-time early childhood education by type of care /child/month: 

• private family day care €300
• home-based carer €308 
• private group family day care €420
• Private daycare centre €720/child under 3 years of age and €420/child over 3 years of age.

For all forms of childcare, the childcare allowance for pre-school-aged children is €70.8 per child per month, and the income-related childcare supplement is €0–132.92 per child per month.

Municipal supplement and pre-school allowance by type of care /child/month:

• private family day care €120
• home-based carer €123.20
• private group family day care €168
• Private daycare, pre-school education and supplementary early childhood education €200 municipal supplement and €460 pre-school education allowance
• Private nursery school Free pre-school education €460 Pre-school education allowance.

Sibling allowance

If there is more than one child in the family receiving private childcare allowance, a sibling supplement is paid. This allowance must be applied for separately from the local authority via the eDaisy online service(switch to another service). The sibling allowance is €177 per month for the first child in full-time early childhood education, if there are two children in early childhood education. If there are three children in early childhood education, the sibling supplement for the oldest child is €236 per month and for the second oldest child €177 per month. The supplement is always applied for and granted starting with the oldest child in the family. The sibling supplement for a child in part-time early childhood education (including early childhood education supplementing pre-primary education) is €70.80 per month. The sibling supplement is paid to the private service provider, who deducts the amount of the supplement from the family’s early childhood education fee. 

Adoptive families

Adoptive families can also receive child home care allowance for children over the age of 3, and the family can receive child home care allowance until 2 years have passed since the date of adoption or until the child starts school.

Changes and termination of support

Notify Kela of any changes to or termination of private care allowance. Changes to or termination of sibling allowance must be reported to the municipality via the electronic service system.

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