Children are educated, raised and cared for during the day in daycare facilities . Daycare facilities are either aimed primarily at a specific age group or they offer an extended age mix. Facilities that predominantly accept children from one age group are Crèches (0-3 years), kindergartens (3-6 years) and day nurseries (6-14 years). Mixed-age facilities are, for example, homes for children whose services are aimed at children of different age groups (0-14 years). There are also special forms, e.g. day care centers in connection with schools and curative day care centers for educational assistance, day care homes.

Child day care is the most family-like form of child day care for toddlers, but also for kindergarten and school children, where individual needs can be taken into account particularly well. The care is provided by a permanent caregiver (day carer) in their home, in the home of the child's parents or in other suitable rooms.

If parents are unable to afford the fees (or parental contribution) of a child day care facility/child day care, the communal lunch or a vacation activity due to their financial circumstances, these can be covered in full or in part by the youth welfare office upon application under certain conditions.

The parent with whom the child lives may take the place of the parents.