As from 1 August 1998, the aims and responsibilities of the pre-school class are regulated by the national curriculum for compulsory education, decided by the Government. The curriculum is adapted to include pre-school classes and after school centres. There are no special syllabi for the pre-school class. On the basis of the curriculum, each municipality is obliged to adopt a school plan. Within the frames of the curriculum and the school plan the school head, the teachers and the pupils are free to adapt content, organisation and working methods to local conditions.
Teachers are free to choose teaching materials.
Grades and assessments are not issued. A regular dialogue should be carried out between the child's parents and the personnel on the well-being, development and learning of the child. Teachers Staff in municipal pre-school classes are municipal employees. The training course for pre-school teachers and recreation instructors takes place at universities and university colleges. It leads to a University Diploma in Child and Youth training.