Kindergartens, 2002

A total of 198 300 children aged 0-6 had a place in kindergarten by the end of 2002, an increase of 5 600 or 3 per cent compared with 2001. In addition 6 200 children also used open kindergarten programmes. A total of 204 500 children were in a kindergarten programme.

Just over 82 000 children, or 41 per cent, were in a private kindergarten while 116 200 had a place in a public kindergarten.

At the end of 2002 nearly 55 900 persons were employed in kindergartens, who all together worked 42 480 man-years. This is an increase of 4 per cent. 32 per cent of the employees have an approved pre-school teacher education, which is at the same level as the year before.

Tables:

• Table 1 Kindergartens, children and employees, by county. 2002 (Corrected 20.06.2003.)
• Table 2 Children in kindergartens, by age and county. 2002
• Table 3 Children in kindergartens, by weekly attendance, ownership structure of kindergarten and county. 2002
• Table 4 Children in kindergartens, by hours of attendance per week and different age groups. 2002
• Table 5 Persons employed and man-years worked in kindergartens, by employment position and county. 2002 (Corrected 20.06.2003.)