New Childcare Hours and Rules

The City of Stockholm is revising its guidelines for out-of-hours childcare, effective August 17, 2026. The new guidelines include extended opening hours to allow children to eat dinner and breakfast at more suitable times and to accommodate more parents for drop-off and pick-up. In-home childcare options will be restricted, while co-parenting guardians will have increased responsibility, and the city will no longer provide subsidies to independent providers for this type of care.