Children and adolescents
Childcare
In Aalborg Kommune, we have guaranteed childcare. This means that the municipality guarantees your child a place in specific geographical areas.
We always try to offer a place as close to your residence as possible.
If you want private care of your child, please contact the private offer directly (see below)
It's quick and easy to register your child for a place in a day care, nursery or kindergarten in the city of Aalborg. You can contact the childcare administration for help with registration and more information:
Pladsanvisningen
Sønderbro 12, 9000 Aalborg
Tlf.: 9931 2820
Child care options
Day care
Day care is for children aged 0-2 years. Your child's daily life takes place in a small environment with good opportunities to develop and thrive. Your child may be in day care until the child is 3 years.
The municipal childminder can have up to 4 children aged 6 months - 2 years. It means good daily life for your child, so that the child gets the adult contact and feel safe as well as the close presence that the child needs.
Food is served at daycare to ensure healthy diet. This means that your child does not need to have lunch bag with.
Day care participates in the playroom with other daycare children approximately once a week. The playroom allows children to participate in different activities and get experiences with larger groups of children
Care, play and learning with other children promote the child's self-esteem and strengthen the child's language development, social and motoric skills.
Annual inspection is carried out at the childminder’s house to ensure that the children have a good daycare.
You have always guaranteed childcare place, if your child's childminder becomes sick or is on a holiday. In that case, you have the opportunity to have your child looked after in a guest daycare.
Nursery
The nursery/crèchesis for children aged 0-2 years. Your child may stay at nursery until the child reaches 3 years.
A nursery is among other things. characterized in that everyday life is specially designed for children aged 0-2 years. The day nursery is characterized by familiarity, repetition and a solid structure, which make the children feel safe and thus contributes to good conditions for development of small children.
There is an opportunity to divide the children into smaller groups so that the staff can play games and activities with the children that suits the children's age. This helps the children to learn and strengthen their relationships with other children at the same time.
The nursery's physical framework is specifically aimed for the children 0-2 years. – this includes inside and outside.
Nursery have a meal scheme, ensuring healthy and partly organic food. This means that your child does not need to have lunch with.
Most of the staff are qualified educators.
Integrated institution
Integrated institution is from 0 years to school. We recommend that your child start at age 0, as it may be difficult to be admitted as a 3 year old.
An integrated institution is characterized by the possibility of having your child in the same institution from 0 years until school start.
An integrated institution allows greater siblings to be at the same institution.
The day of the integrated institution is characterized by familiarity, repetition and a solid structure, which make the children feel safe and thus contributes to good conditions for development
The transition from nursery group of kindergarten group will be smoother because the child already knows the physical environment and the staff.
Meal scheme is for 0-2 year olds, which ensures healthy and organic food. Some integrated institutions also offer lunch arrangements for kindergarten children.
Most of the staff are qualified educators.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten is for children from the age of 3 and until they start school. Your child starts in kindergarten the same month as the child becomes 3 years old.
A kindergarten is characterized as the children have the opportunity to play and build friendships with their peer groups.
There are good opportunities for staff and children themselves to do activities that are specific to their ages.
Kindergarten cooperates with you and the school to ensure the best possible transition to school.
Most of the staff are qualified educators.
Combination Offer
If you have a documented work-related need for child care outside the day care facility’s normal opening hours, then you can use a so-called combination offer.
A combination offer consists of a part-time place in a daycare institution and a grant for private care outside the daycare opening hours for at least 10 hours a week.
Private child care
Private childcare is for children aged 0-2 years. You have the option to choose a private child-minder where your child is looked after. Private child care is for children aged 0-2 years. Aalborg Municipality offers grants for this childcare.
Here you will find links with lists of most private child minders in Aalborg.
Please note that Aalborg Municipality is not responsible for content, operation or updating of the pages on the following 2 links.
Foreningen for privat pasning i Nordjylland
Forening for privat pasning i Aalborg Kommune
Private institutions (nurseries/crèches, integrated institutions and kindergartens). You have the opportunity to have your child looked after in a private day institution. The rules for admission, signing out, free-charge allowances, etc. are different from municipal day-care institution.
If you want a private daycare for your child, please contact the institution you are interested in for example, admission, waiting list, tariffs, lunch arrangements etc.
It is the institution’s responsibility to allocate the places, payment arrangements with parents etc.
Click here to find a list of private institutions in Aalborg Municipality
Dental care
Tandplejen is the Municipal Dental Care in Aalborg. Tandplejen treats children from 0-18 years as well as some elderly citizens and the physically and/or mentally handicapped.
The first checkup is scheduled when your child is 18 months old. After that, further examination and treatment is performed as needed. Dental care is free of charge for children under the age of 18.
Contact:
Tandplejen
Filstedvej 10
9000 Aalborg
Telephone: 9931 2850
About dental care
Cavities are caused by bacteria on the teeth. The bacteria are the same color as the teeth, so they are hard to see. The bacteria are removed when the teeth are brushed.
Brush your child’s teeth in the morning and in the evening. You should brush your child’s teeth until Tandplejen informs you that the child is able to brush by him-/herself, usually around the age of 10.
Always use a toothpaste with 1400-1500 ppm fluoride (check the tube). Sugar ruins the teeth.
Your child will receive free dental care until the age of 18. You will be notified when it is time for a checkup. You are always welcome to contact us if you have any questions regarding your child’s dental health. We strive to prevent cavities in the teeth, which is why your child should visit the dentist even though the teeth are healthy.
Health care
Health care, known as Sundhedsplejen, offers advice and guidance to families expecting a child and parents of children attending school until the ninth grade. Their help can be related to issues concerning nutrition, sleep, language, growth and development, health, hygiene, and general well-being.
In cooperation with you, Sundhedsplejen will find the most suited option to meet the needs of both the child and the whole family.
Contact
Health Care for children - Administration
Hjulmagervej 22
9000 Aalborg
Telephone: 9931 9278
Opening hours
Administration - Telephone and in person:
Monday-Friday: 08.00-13.00
Sundhedsplejesker - telephone and in person:
Monday-Friday: 08.00-09.00
Children with psycological issues
It is possible to receive help from a team of psychologists if your child aged 6 - 13 struggles with mental problems. The target group are children who are challenged in the way they are perceiving and reacting to the social world, and not children who are challenged as a result of problems connected to family issues or traumatic experiences.
The problems must be of a certain severity. Problems concerning school and learning should be discussed with the child’s school.
The team works with problems concerning:
- Anxiety.
- Sadness.
- Compulsive thoughts or actions.
- Socially challenged children, who are struggling with understanding the nuanced social world.
- Problems with inattention, disorganization or impulsivity.
Contact
Børnepsykologisk Team
Bisgårdsvej 12
9200 Aalborg
Opening hours
Monday-friday:
8.00 am - 15.00 pm
Thursday also:
15.00 pm - 17.00 pm
Telephone inquiry:
Tuesday:
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Wednesday::
9.00 am - 12.00 pm
Thursday:
8.00 am - 12.00 am
Tel.: 9931 9274
Telephone inquiry to employee of Børnepsykologisk Team:
Tuesday:
10.30 am - 12.00 pm
Thursday:
8.30 am - 10.00 am
Tel.: 9931 9274
Young people with psycological or social problems
You can get help from an advisory team if you are a young person between 12 - 25 years old with psychological or social problems. You can also seek help if you are a parent or a relative to a young person with problems. Examples of psychological or social problems could include:
- Problems with school or education.
- Problems in the family.
- Anxiety, depression, ADHD, OCD or other psychological problems.
- Bullying.
- Suicidal thoughts.
- Eating disorders.
- Addiction.
- Abuse.
- Criminal or violent behaviour.
Contact
Ungerådgivningen
Jernbanegade 23
9000 Aalborg
Telephone: 9931 5750
Send digital mail - see page: Åben rådgivning i Ungerådgivningen (aalborg.dk)
Opening hours
By telephone:
Monday-Friday 8.00 - 13.00
Thursday also 15.00 - 17.00
In person:
Monday-Friday 8.00 - 15.00
Thursday also 15.00 - 17.00
Tel.: 9931 5750
Counseling for families with children
If you are worried about your child who is 0-6 years old, you can get counseling and guidance from our Interdisciplinary Team, known as Center for Børns Udvikling. Center for Børns Udvikling can help clarify your child's needs for special effort in the day care, institution, etc. and offer an interdisciplinary, coordinated effort in close cooperation with you in the family.
Examples of difficulties or worries could include:
- If your child has trouble eating or sleeping
- If your child has difficulty with potty training
- If your child has a challenge in contact with other children or adults
- If your child is anxious
- If your child is restless or distracted
- If your child often complains of having stomach ache or headache
- If your child is often ill
If you want to lean more you can request a leaflet by phone.
Contact:
Center for Børns Udvikling
Telephone 9931 1330 on mondays, wednesdays and thursdays 8.30-9.30 and tuesdays 13.30- 14.30
