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Moderate increase in kindergarten fees
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2012-09-10T10:00:00.000Z
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Households’ payments in kindergartens, rates of change, 15 August 2012, January

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Moderate increase in kindergarten fees

Kindergarten fees in Norway rose by 0.3 per cent from January 2012 to August 2012 due to a rise in the private kindergarten fees.

Household payments to public kindergartens showed no change in August 2012 since the last survey in January, while fees in private kindergartens went up 0.6 per cent. Of all children with day care places, 53 per cent attend a publicly-provided kindergarten .

The regions of Hedemark/Oppland and Trøndelag showed an increase in public kindergarten fees of 0.3 per cent, while both Northern Norway and Western Norway showed a rise of 0.2 per cent. The change is due to increased placement fees together with increased rates for additional food payments and payments for extra curricular activities.

Payment fees for public kindergartens went up 0.1 per cent in Oslo and Akershus, while there was no change in the public kindergarten fees for the average municipality in South Eastern Norway from January to August this year. During the same period, prices in the region Agder/Rogaland showed a 0.5 per cent decline. The municipalities have adjusted their kindergarten fees to a maximum of NOK 2 330 per month.

Overall, the household payments to public kindergartens rose by 0.8 per cent from August 2011 to August 2012.

Maximum fee

The maximum fee for a full-time place in a kindergarten is set by the Norwegian Parliament to an annual fee of NOK 25 630; NOK 2 330 per month. The ceiling remains unchanged at the same nominal level as in 2011.
Kindergarten fees. Change in per cent
 
  August 2011-
January 2012		    January 2012-
August 2012		    August 2012-
August20124
 
Public and private kindergartens      
Norway in total 0.5 0.3 0.8
       
Public kindergartens      
Norway in total 0.7 0.0 0.8
Oslo and Akershus 0.4 0.1 0.5
Hedmark and Oppland 0.8 0.3 1.1
South Eastern Norway1 1.0 0.0 1.0
Agder/Rogaland2 1.7 -0.5 1.2
Western Norway3 0.1 0.2 0.3
Trøndelag 0.2 0.3 0.4
Northern Norway 1.1 0.2 1.3
       
Private kindergartens      
Norway in total 0.3 0.6 0.9
 
1  Østfold, Buskerud, Vestfold and Telemark.
2  Aust-Agder, Vest-Agder and Rogaland.
3  Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane and Møre og Romsdal.
4  Calculated with unrounded rates of change for January and August.