Statistics Norway has released its 2026 January report on household payments for kindergarten places, showing a 31.3 % drop in average annual costs compared with 2025. In January 2026 the mean payment for a full‑time place, including food and other expenses, was NOK 15,671. The decline reflects a reduction in the government‑set maximum monthly rate from NOK 2,000 to NOK 1,200; the national maximum rate now stands at NOK 1,200, with the lowest rate in peripheral municipalities at NOK 700. Average monthly household payments were NOK 997, while kindergartens collected an average of NOK 428 per child for food and other costs, higher in private facilities. Meal costs rose 4.6 % year‑on‑year. Kindergarten is free in 34 municipalities.
Source: Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå).
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