Day care centres or nursery schools
There are 12 full-time day care centres in Søgne, 4 of them run by the municipality and 14 of them managed privately. The municipality day care centres follow a common set of rules regarding structure, pricing and placement criteria, while the private centres follow their own by-laws. In general, these centres provide care for children from ages 1 to 5, though not all have facilities for the youngest children. For more information, please contact the Søgne Municipality Service Centre on Tel. 38 05 55 55.
Prices
The maximum price per child for full-time day care, whether municipal or private, is NOK 2,330 per child. An additional monthly fee for food comes on top of this, ranging from NOK 100 to NOK 500. There is a discount of 30 % for the second child and a discount of 50 % for the third child.
This link provides a good overview of all private and municipal day care centres in Søgne.
These are drop-in centres for parents who are at home with their children during the day, providing an opportunity to meet other parents and for children to find playmates. There is one open day care in Søgne. It is run by qualified pre-school teachers and there are no fees or registration.
How and when to apply
The Municipality coordinates the process of applying for placement in regular and family day care centres, both municipal and privately-run. The municipal pre-school day cares follow standard selection criteria, while the private day cares have their own rules based on the day care's by-laws. These rules can be obtained by contacting the individual day care centres. Here is a combined list of all day care centres in the municipality with links to the individual centres' websites.
The deadline for applying for day care is March 1st each year. A child must be a resident of Søgne from August 1st of a given year to be eligible for placement. You can apply electronically here.
Minority languages
Day cares are the most important arenas for integration and language training for pre-school children. Children who speak minority languages should have at least two years in day care before they start school in order to achieve a level of Norwegian language competence necessary to function well in school.
Special needs
Children with special needs are also prioritized in the selection process for placement in day care centres.