In Hedemora, a child's postcode should not determine which preschool they attend. The municipality's principals have agreed on a shared working method.
The municipality's principals have agreed on a shared working method to ensure every child receives an equal and well-considered start regardless of postcode.
The background to the initiative is simple. Equality should not remain a vision on paper but become something noticeable in every child's daily life.
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Region Dalarna's regional council has decided to allocate up to 30 million kronor extra to the care choice for child and youth psychiatry (BUP) in 2026. The investment aims to retain care providers. The opposition warns that the funds will not solve the root problems.
Erikshjälpen Framtidsverkstad is expanding support for parents in several Uppsala neighborhoods to help prevent children and young people from falling into exclusion and crime.
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The share of children and youth in Uppsala has increased most in the municipality's weakest and strongest residential areas between 2017 and 2024, while decreasing in middle areas. The change is most pronounced among primary school children. Over 60 percent of areas have seen a decline in child share since 2017.
Parents in Smedjebacken are reacting strongly to the municipality's plans to fully close Sagans preschool next autumn, 2027. The facility is located next to Vinsboskolan. The criticism follows reports of the proposed closure.
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Educators in Falun are criticizing a citizen proposal to extend preschool time for children of parents on parental leave from 15 to 20 hours per week. They highlight larger groups, higher noise levels, and fewer adults as consequences. The staff urges politicians to visit preschools first.
Counselor Matthias Rowe appeals to parents in Dalarna to wait until children reach secondary school age before giving them smartphones. The statement follows revelations of chat groups in Hedemora containing insults and death threats between children.
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The municipalities of Smedjebacken, Sala, and Uppsala are the first in Sweden to connect their municipal payments to the Payments Authority. The pilot project aims to prevent welfare fraud and reduce erroneous payments.