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Bill: lower parental payments for day care and better terms for private childcare arrangements

Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af dagtilbudsloven. (Nedsættelse af forældre­b­etal­ing­san­del og bedre vilkår for privat­in­sti­tu­tion­er og private pasningsordninger m.v.)

Bill · L 35 (2026-27)

In short

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  • What is proposed:
    • The bill sets out that parents' own payment for day care will be capped at 21.3 percent instead of 25 percent.
    • The bill also improves the terms for private institutions and private childcare arrangements.
  • Who would be affected: Parents with children in day care or private childcare, municipalities, self-governing day-care institutions, private institutions and private childcare arrangements.
  • When: The bill has not been passed yet.

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If the bill is passed:

  • Parents' own payment in day care and private family day care will be capped at 21.3 percent of the costs, compared with 25 percent today.
  • Parents with children in private childcare can, upon application, receive a financial free-place grant if they meet the conditions, taking their financial situation into account.
  • The municipality must inform parents about all childcare options no later than four weeks after the child is born.
  • In future, the municipality must also publish the assumptions behind grants to self-governing day-care institutions and private institutions.

Sources and original

Read the official text (in Danish) →

Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)

Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.

Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)

Lovforslaget udmønter finanslovsaftalen for 2026 på dagtilbudsområdet indgået af den daværende regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne) og Det Konservative Folkeparti og indebærer bl.a. lavere forældrebetaling for dagtilbud, bedre vilkår for private dagtilbud og pasningsordninger, større gennemsigtighed i kommunernes til­skuds­beregninger samt bedre muligheder for friplads og tilskud til privat pasning. Derudover udvides mulighederne for dataindsamling og kval­itet­sun­der­sø­gelser på dagtilbudsområdet. Det foreslås, at lovforslaget træder i kraft 1. januar 2027.

Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.

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  1. Introduced · 7 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: fremsættelse
  2. 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg · 20 October 2026
    Status in the Danish Parliament: 1. beh./Henvist til udvalg
    Folketingets Åbne Data – sagstrin: 1. behandling
  3. Passed
    Awaiting the Danish Parliament
  4. Enters into force
    The date is not known yet