Table

Persons employed and man-years by employment position in kindergartens.
	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016
¹The profession «Assistants» is not in use from 2017.
²The category "Early childhood educators or other employees with the same qualifications" is not in use from 2017.
³The profession "Childcare and youth worker" is not in use from 2017.
All positions
Employees	95 909	96 744	96 098	94 540	93 952
Man-years	77 700	78 055	77 101	75 534	75 031
Directors
Employees	5 980	6 054	6 198	6 249	6 300
Man-years	4 739	4 786	4 783	4 821	4 803
Educational leaders
Employees	31 538	31 694	31 249	27 652	27 021
Man-years	29 370	29 476	28 971	25 583	24 968
Assistants¹
Employees	0	0	0	0	28 923
Man-years	0	0	0	0	24 686
Bilingual assistants
Employees	1 035	1 200	1 347	1 398	1 299
Man-years	317	358	399	405	388
Early childhood educators or other employees with the same qualifications²
Employees	0	0	0	0	812
Man-years	0	0	0	0	593
Childcare and youth worker³
Employees	0	0	0	0	13 799
Man-years	0	0	0	0	12 368
Other primary functions
Employees	40 325	40 873	40 675	42 790	0
Man-years	35 023	35 368	35 165	37 123	0
Other educational personnel
Employees	8 487	8 315	7 698	7 415	6 728
Man-years	5 119	4 945	4 565	4 358	3 983
Office staff
Employees	1 213	1 244	1 453	1 446	1 441
Man-years	399	411	459	478	491
Other paid help
Employees	7 334	7 364	7 478	7 590	7 629
Man-years	2 735	2 711	2 760	2 766	2 750