Kristinehamn

Kristinehamn ranks 50 out of 290 municipalities in the domain of childcare, placing it in the Top 25% nationally. The municipality's score in this area is 58.7, based on data from 2020 to 2025, and the completeness of the data is 95%, with 24 key performance indicators (KPIs) being utilized.

The municipality’s net cost deviation for preschools, including open preschool services, is -1.1%, significantly below the national average of 2.9% (c01). This trend is also observed in the net cost deviation for leisure homes, which stands at -15.5%, again significantly below the national average of -4.1% (c10).

Kristinehamn exhibits a relatively high proportion of full-time teachers in preschools, with 68.6% of full-time positions held by teachers with credentials, significantly above the national average of 50.9% (c09). However, the share of employees on fixed-term contracts in preschools is 5.3%, significantly lower than the national average of 9.2% (c02).

The proportion of part-time employees (75-99%) in preschools is at 5.2%, which is significantly below the national average of 10% (c06). Additionally, the total hours worked by part-time fixed-term employees account for 2.1% of the total hours, which is notably below the national average of 7.5% (c04).

Conversely, the share of hours worked by part-time employees on hourly contracts stands at 16.9%, significantly above the national average of 9.9% (c05). This indicates a different focus in employment strategies within the municipality's childcare services. Overall, the Quality Index for preschools is indexed at 100, significantly above the national average of 53.1 (c11).

While 82.3% of parents report satisfaction with preschool services, this is somewhat below the national average of 86.7% (c12). Furthermore, there are 4.5 children per full-time equivalent staff member in preschools, somewhat below the national average of 5 (c13). These metrics suggest areas for potential development in parental confidence and staff ratios.