About the daycare centers
Longyearbyen's kindergartens have an annual main intake with an application deadline of March 15. Admission is valid from the following kindergarten year. If places become available during the year, admission will be on an ongoing basis. There will be no admission in June, July, and December. Applications for admission are made electronically.
Longyearbyen's kindergartens offer kindergarten places to children of permanent residents who intend to stay in Svalbard for more than 6 months. Children can be offered a place from the age of 1.
Kindergarten authority Gunnhild Masterbakk Opens in new window. tel. 90236112
Kindergarten schedule
The kindergarten schedule for the 2024/25 kindergarten year can be found here External link.
Click here to go to the kindergarten schedule for the 2025/26 kindergarten year pdf, 90 kB.
Apply for, change, and cancel daycare
Click HERE External link, opens in new window. to apply for, change, or cancel a daycare spot (applies to both daycare centers). Applications to change daycare centers and/or change
attendance times must also be submitted here.
Please note that from August 1, 2022, Longyearbyen will have its own regulations for the Daycare Act. The regulations for daycare operations in Longyearbyen define which parts of the Daycare Act apply in Longyearbyen, and we would like to draw your attention to the fact that Section 31 of the Daycare Act, which deals with the right to special educational assistance, does not apply in Longyearbyen for children starting after September 1, 2022.
Any questions can be directed to Hege Moen Leithe, acting head of the kindergarten unit, tel. 95119401.
Kindergarten authority Gunnhild Masterbakk Opens in new window. tel. 90236112
Bylaws
Articles pdf, 121 kB, opens in new window. of association for Longyearbyen Local Authority Kindergartens
Parental payments and food expenses
Daycare rates 2026
This link provides information on parental fees for daycare centers. External link.
In accordance with the kindergarten regulations, section 10.3, parents may be invoiced for the additional costs incurred by the kindergarten due to late pick-up. The rate is progressive in the event of repeated occurrences.
Anti-Bullying representative
The Troms County Council has decided that the county should have its own anti-bullying representative.
The anti-bullying representative will ensure that all children/students in kindergarten, elementary school, and secondary school have a good psychosocial kindergarten and school environment.
Jon-Halvdan Lenning is the anti-bullying representative in Troms County. Read more here External link.
Plan for a safe and good kindergarten environment
The basis for this plan is Chapter 8 of the Kindergarten Act, which deals with the psychosocial environment in kindergartens. The plan sets out how Longyearbyen's kindergartens should actively work to ensure a safe and good kindergarten environment through prevention and clear guidelines. This plan describes how employees should respond and act if a child does not have a safe and good kindergarten environment.
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