Education Committee
13. tammikuuta 2026 16:31 - 20:39
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Lempäälä daycare centers can accept children from other municipalities, and the committee decided on the fee rates for these non-residents for 2026. Full-time early childhood education will cost 1464 euros per month, while part-time care costs 732-1318 euros depending on the number of hours. Prices increased slightly due to inflation, and currently there are five children from other municipalities. Special services such as shift care and special needs early childhood education are also available at higher rates.
The Education and Training Committee noted the decisions made by the Director of Education and other officials during the period December 4, 2025 – January 7, 2026. The committee did not take any of the decisions under its own consideration, which means that the officials have acted within their authority. This is normal routine reporting that ensures the committee's awareness of administrative decisions.
The eight municipalities of the Tampere city region have compiled comparative data on their education services for 2024. The number of children of early childhood education age decreased slightly due to declining birth rates, but participation rates remained unchanged, while costs increased due to rising personnel expenses. In basic education, the number of pupils decreased by 370 pupils, but per-pupil costs increased moderately by 2.3 percent. The number of pupils requiring support continues to grow at all support levels.
The board approved an agreement allowing Swedish-speaking children from Lempäälä to attend preschool and basic education grades 1–9 at Tampereen Svenska samskolan. Currently, one preschool-age child and four basic education students from Lempäälä attend the school. The municipality pays a subsidy to the school that covers the difference between operating expenses and state subsidies, and arranges student transportation as needed. The agreement is valid until the end of 2025.
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The Education and Training Committee approved its meeting agenda as presented. The agenda items will be addressed in the planned order without changes. This is a standard procedure at the beginning of each meeting.
The board reviewed several current educational matters under the leadership of the Director of Education. The discussion included principals from different school forms addressing the distribution of teaching resources for the 2026-2027 academic year and curriculum foundations. The board also received a status report on the substitute teacher pool situation and an overview of early childhood education placement situation from January 2026. The discussion also covered the development of the board's own operations and upcoming meetings.
The Education and Training Board confirmed the cost reimbursements to be paid to family daycare providers for the year 2026. The reimbursements cover costs arising from children's meals: breakfast or snack for children under school age costs 0.93 euros and lunch 2.21 euros per child per day. The corresponding reimbursements for school-age children are slightly higher (1.21 € and 2.87 €). Additionally, family daycare providers receive a daily allowance of 2.13 euros for other care-related costs such as toys and activity supplies.
In the municipality of Lempäälä, an employee well-being survey was conducted in autumn 2025, to which 66.2 percent of the staff in the education and teaching sector responded. Based on the survey results, it was decided to maintain the current high level of trust in work communities within the sector. Development objectives were set to support employees' professional development and improve feedback provided by supervisors. Work units are now planning their own measures to achieve these objectives.
The committee approved updates to Lempäälä's pre-primary and basic education curricula, which guide all education in the municipality. The updates concern, among other things, teaching implementation methods, operational culture, and cooperation between early childhood education and schools. The goal is to ensure that every child receives a safe and learning-supportive educational path. Some chapters will be further updated in spring 2026 based on extensive value discussions involving pupils, teaching staff, and guardians.