Í stefnu finnskra stjórnvalda í menntamálum fyrir árin 2011-2016 (birt á ensku 2012) verður menntun yngstu barnanna skilgreind sem hluti af menntakerfinu. Þar segir á bls. 21 “43. The drafting of legislation, the administration and the steering of day-care services and early childhood education will be transferred from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health to the Ministry of Education and Culture as from the beginning of 2013.”
http://www.minedu.fi/export/sites/default/OPM/Julkaisut/2012/liitteet/okm03.pdf?lang=en