Emergency care services were provided in some schools although they were fully closed during the national lockdown
History
Country
Finland
Policy Area
Education
Measure
Targeted opening of schools
Eligibility
Children in grades 1 to 3 who had parents working in key sectors
Type
Service
Start / Announced Date
18/03/2020
End Date
14/05/2020
Amount
N/A
Total Cost
N/A
Recipients
Children
Route to the child
Indirect
Sources
Blum, S. and Dobrotić, I. (2021) 'Childcare-policy responses in the COVID-19 pandemic: unpacking cross-country variation', European Societies, 23(sup1), pp. S545-S563.
Salmi, M., Närvi, J., Lammi-Taskula, J. and Miettinen, A, (2020) ‘Finland country note’, in Koslowski, A., Blum, S., Dobrotić, I., Kaufman, G. and Moss, P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2020. Available at: http://www.leavenetwork.org/lp_and_r_reports/.b