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Fees preschool

Here are the fees and rules for preschool from 1 January 2025. The fee is based on household income and a maximum fee.

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Fees and maximum fee 2026

Income and income cap

The fee is based on the household’s total monthly income before tax. Before the fee is calculated, SEK 10,000 is deducted from the monthly income.

The maximum income used to calculate the fee after this deduction is SEK 51,560 per month. Households with a monthly income of SEK 10,000 or less do not pay a fee.

Each year, the Swedish National Agency for Education sets the maximum income used to calculate the fee and the maximum fee amounts.

Maximum three children per family

A fee is charged for at most three children who have a preschool place. The fourth child is free of charge. The highest fee is paid for the youngest child.

Preschool – percentages and maximum monthly amounts

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Child

Fee*

Max (SEK/month)

Child 1

3%

1 547

Child 2

2%

1 031

Child 3

1%

516

Child 4

No fee

No fee

*percent of the household’s income used to calculate the fee, after the SEK 10,000 deduction.

Seasonal reduction

From September in the year the child turns three until May in the year the child turns six, you pay 70 percent of the standard fee from 1 September to 31 May. From 1 June to 31 August, you pay the full fee.

Guidelines, payment and changes

Billing across the year

  • The fee is billed twelve months per year.
  • For new placements and terminations, the date controls billing.
  • During transfers, the fee is billed without interruption.
  • Maximum fee at enrolment, followed by a retrospective adjustment.

Maximum fee at start and adjustment

The maximum fee applies when the place starts. When income information has been submitted, the fee is adjusted according to the household’s total income.

Certificates that may be requested

The municipality may request employment and study certificates, income information, and certificates from the unemployment insurance fund, the Swedish Tax Agency, the Social Insurance Agency, and the Public Employment Service.

Duty to report changes

  • Guardians and partners must report changes to family circumstances, income, and attendance time via the municipality’s e-services.
  • If an income inquiry is not submitted, the highest fee is charged.
  • You are responsible for ensuring that the correct income information is registered. The fee may be adjusted retrospectively if the information is incorrect.
  • The new fee applies from the date stated in the decision.

On-time payment and unpaid fees

  • If the fee is not paid on time, a collection charge is added according to the Swedish ordinance from 1981, number 1057, on compensation for debt-collection costs.
  • If payment is missing, the place is terminated with one month’s notice.
  • A new place is not granted if there is an unpaid debt for preschool fees.

Placement, attendance time and rules

Who can get a place

A place is offered when guardians work at least fifty percent, study at least fifty percent, are on parental leave fifteen hours per week, or are job seeking fifteen hours per week with the option to extend.

Flexible attendance with work

To receive more than fifteen hours of attendance due to work, show an employment certificate to the staff at the child’s preschool. Inform the preschool of attendance before arrival; short notice is allowed and reported day by day.

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