Household payment for kindergarten up 4.9 per cent

On average, a one-year full-time place in a Norwegian kindergarten, including food charges and additional expenses, cost nearly NOK 31 000 in January 2018, according to Household payments for kindergarten. This is 4.9 per cent higher than the same month in 2017. The average numbers are calculated from a comprehensive dataset, which includes all kindergartens and all municipalities in Norway. This provides us with a good snapshot of average payments for kindergarten in Norway. See the report “Foreldrebetaling i barnehager, januar 2018” (in Norwegian) for more details.