Morning and afternoon activities
The City of Vaasa arranges morning and afternoon activities for pupils in Grades 1 and 2 as well as for pupils in other grades who are eligible for special support.
Activities are voluntary and paid for by the families.
Morning and afternoon activities are organised during school days from 8am to 4pm.
Activities are mainly organised in schools, and each unit has an activity supervisor. Transportation for morning and afternoon activities is only provided for students with disabilities, for whom a special care programme has been made.
The aim of the morning and afternoon activities is to reduce the time children spend alone, away from the presence of a responsible adult, before and after the school day. The goal is to provide the children with a versatile range of refreshing and stimulating high-quality leisure activities.
Registration
Applications for morning and afternoon activities are made electronically for one school year at a time via the Wilma registration program. Applications are made yearly in January – Faebruary. The registration for the academic year 2025-2026 is open 20.1.–14.2.2025 in Wilma.
The decisions on the activity groups for the school year are based on the number of applications submitted within the stipulated time. A decision on the placement will be sent by the end of May.
Applications returned after the application period will be considered and will be accepted if space is available in the groups. You can also apply for a place on special grounds during the middle of the school term via Wilma (April 1st to December 20th) or by filling in the application form.
Cancellation policy
The cancellation of a place in a morning and afternoon activity group must be made via Wilma or by filling in the notice of cancellation form.
In the event of a cancellation in the autumn, a complete exemption from the participation fee can only be obtained due to relocation from the community or an economic change in the family circumstances (including unemployment, job alternation leave, maternity leave). In other cases, after the cancellation, half of the participation fee will be charged until the end of the school semester.
Fees
There is a standard monthly fee of €120 for morning and afternoon activities starting 1.8.2023. The fee is 126 € per month starting from August 1st, 2025. Payment includes managed activities, snacks, materials and insurance.
An exemption from the participation fees may be on economic and social grounds. The application for an exemption is made on the exemption form. Exemption or payment relief are not approved retroactively.
Sibling discount
It is possible to get a sibling discount for the fee for the morning and afternoon care, if the family has more than one schoolchild participating in the care. The family’s youngest child, who is participating in the morning and afternoon care, is always the one who is defined as the first child of the family. If families have more than one child participating in the morning and afternoon care, the second child’s payment will be 50% of the first child’s fee amount. For additional children the payment to be paid is 20% of the younger sibling’s payment .
The sibling discount application must be completed and returned to: Vaasan kaupunki, Perusopetus, Palvelusuunnittelija, Raastuvankatu 29, 65100 Vaasa or the child’s morning and afternoon care unit or via email to apip@edu.vaasa.fi.
Sibling discounts are not approved retroactively.