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Förskola |
Day care center, or pre-school. Some of the personnel may be certified
pre-school teachers. The day care centers are public or private, with or
without pedagogical direction. Parent-run cooperatives are also fairly
common. The ages (there are exceptions) usually range from 1 to 5 years.
Hours vary from center to center. Fees vary by municipality (kommun)
and your income. |
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Familjedaghem |
Family day care. A person employed by the county with
special child care training and experience cares for children in his/her
home. |
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Föräldrakoop |
Parent cooperative day care |
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Dagmamma |
Day care provider. A parent who takes care of serveral
children in her home during the day. Day care providers (dagmammor)
are under the jurisdiction of the municipality (kommun). |
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Förskoleklass |
Preschool class for 6-year-olds by certified
preschool teachers (~kindergarten). These are often found in conjunction with a
school. |
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Deltidsförskola |
Part-time preschool, usually three hours a day, for
children who do not attend day care, but would like school preparation. |
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Öppen förskola |
Open preschool. This is for children who are usually
home or with a care provider (dagmamma). No fees. An adult
accompanies the child, and there are toys and play material there, as well
as a person employed by the municipality (kommun). Hours vary. It
is usually run on a drop-in basis. Your local Child Care Agency (Barnomsorg)
can tell you the nearest location. Good way for mothers in the same
neighborhood to meet each other. |
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Kyrkans Barntimme |
The church's children's hour. Run by the Swedish Church
with a Christian emphasis. Manned by experienced day care workers, but not
necessarily certified. It is held 2-3 times a week, for about 2.5 hours
each time. Ages 3-6 years. Contact your parish (församling) for
details. There is usually a fee, per term. |
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Parklek |
Park play. There are many different parks with programs
in Göteborg. They are located in park playgrounds and have one or more
city employees to run them. They have toys, a warm hut with changing
facilities and a playroom. They have orangized activities for older
children, ~10 - 12 years old, after school. No fees. |
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Barnbidrag |
Child allowance. Parents receive a monthly allowance for
each child under 16 years of age. Administrated by Social
Insurance Office (Försäkringskassan). |
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Grundskola |
Elementary and middle/junior high school. Nine years
compulsory school for children 7-16 years. Divided into three stages: lågstadiet
(grades 1-3), mellanstadiet (grades 4-6) and högstadiet
(grades
7-9). |
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Gymnasieskola |
High school. Comprehensive upper secondary school
continuation of the nine-year compulsory school. Not obligatory. |
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Fritidshem |
Leisure center for students grades 0-6, open before and
after school and supervised by adults, for which parents are charged a fee.
Located in school or other suitable premise. |
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Hemspråksundervisning |
Home language instruction. Immigrant pupils in compulsory
and upper secondary school, are entitled to be taught their native tongue.
Usually lessons are during the school hours. |
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Skolverket |
National
Agency for Education |
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Högskoleverket |
Nationanal
Agency for Higher Education |
