Accounts for private kindergartens, 2006

State subsidies accounted for 66 per cent of gross operating expenditures, whereas municipal subsidies accounted for 17 per cent. In 2006, total revenues for private kindergartens amounted to 111 per cent of gross expenditures excluding investments.

The national level

The hourly costs for 0-2 year-olds in ordinary kindergartens were NOK 61.48, while the corresponding rate for family day-care centres was NOK 40.91. Hourly costs for 3 year-olds were NOK 46.11 and NOK 30.68 respectively. For 4-6 year-olds the costs were NOK 30.74 and NOK 20.45.

Lowest costs in Østfold

The 2006 figures for ordinary kindergartens show that kindergartens in Østfold had the lowest hourly cost for all age groups. Hourly costs for 0-2 year-olds in Østfold were NOK 56.95. Troms had the highest hourly costs for the same age group, with NOK 66.88. Family day-care costs were lowest in Sør-Trøndelag and highest in Vest-Agder.

Tables:

• Table 1 Accounts statistics for private kindergartens. Kindergartens, by type of kindergarten, revenue in per cent of gross expenditures and county. 2006
• Table 2 Average hourly cost for places in private kindergartens, by type of kindergarten, groups of age and county 2006. NOK
• Table 3 Private ordinary kindergartens. Monthly costs for a place in kindergarten by hours of attendance per week and different age groups, by county. 2006. NOK
• Table 4 Private family day-care centres. Monthly costs for a place in kindergarten by hours of attendance per week and different age groups, by county. 2006. NOK