Härnösand

Härnösand ranks in the Top 10% nationally in the domain of childcare, with a score of 66.9 based on 24 key performance indicators. Notably, the municipality's quality index for preschool is significantly above the national average, indicated by a score of 85.9 compared to the national average of 53.1, which suggests effective quality management in early childhood education in the area (c07).

In terms of costs, Härnösand shows a net cost deviation for preschool of 6.1%, which is significantly above the national average of 2.9% (c01). However, it reports a notably lower deviation for leisure homes, with -40.9%, contrasting sharply with the national average of -4.1% (c06). These figures reflect different financial pressures within the childcare budget.

The workforce composition in preschool shows that the share of fixed-term employees paid monthly is significantly below the national average at 4.5%, compared to 9.2% nationally (c02). Additionally, the share of part-time employees (75-99%) is 5.9%, which is also significantly below the national average of 10% (c04). Furthermore, the share of hours worked by these temporary employees is notable at 5.3% below the national average of 7.5% (c03).

Concerning part-time employees (1-74%), Härnösand has a share of 6.0%, which is significantly above the national average of 4.9% (c05). The municipality's full-time equivalent employees working in preschool represent 75.9% of the workforce, notably higher than the national average of 68.3% (c10). Meanwhile, the percentage of full-time staff with preschool teacher qualifications stands at 54.6%, somewhat exceeding the national average of 50.9% (c15).

Observing the average number of children per group, here the figures show that there are 14 children per group, somewhat below the national average of 15 (c14). In terms of general satisfaction, a significant 90.1% of respondents reported that preschool functions well in the municipality, which is similar to the national average of 86.7% (c17).