Surahammar

Surahammar ranks 34th out of 290 municipalities in the domain of childcare, positioning it in the Top 25% nationally. This is based on the care provided by full-time salaried staff members in preschool, with 89.4% being employed full-time, a figure significantly above the national average of 68.3% during the period from 2021 to 2025. The municipality's performance is supported by a score of 61.2, reflecting effective staffing strategies within children's care services. However, it is important to note that this overall ranking is near the boundary with the upper band (rank 29).

In terms of staffing, Surahammar shows that a lower percentage of employees are on fixed-term contracts: only 6.3% of the preschool staff are fixed-term salaried workers, which is significantly below the national average of 9.2%. Further, the time worked by these employees constitutes only 2.2% of total hours worked, markedly lower than the national figure of 7.5%. Similarly, 7.3% of hours worked in preschool are performed by hourly paid fixed-term employees, lower than the national average of 9.9%.

The net cost deviation for preschools, including open preschools, stands at -1.4%, compared to the national average of -2.9%. In the after-school care program, Surahammar's net cost deviation sits at -5.6%, which is lower than the national average of -4.1%. Furthermore, the number of children per staff member in after-school care is 16, which is significantly below the national average of 22. Additionally, the average number of children per group in preschool is 11, again below the national average of 15, indicating a different structure in child group sizes compared to other municipalities. Finally, 10% of staff members in preschool are part-time, which aligns closely with the national average of 10%.