Basic information

Types of childcare

The childcare service can be performed:

• in crèches,
• in local children’s clubs,
• by a daycare worker,
• by a nanny.

The childcare functions to be implemented:

• educational,
• pedagogical,
• tutelary.

When children are eligible for the above types of childcare?

The above types of childcare may be performed until the end of school year during which a given child turns three years old. In the case when placing a child in a nursery school is impossible or hindered, the childcare may be extended by another year.

Remember!

When a child aged 3, is placed in crèches or local children’s clubs, or is looked after by a daycare worker, the child's parents are required to tender evidence to the entity maintaining the care about the obstacles in placing a child in a nursery school.