In Norway with my 3 children? A lot of question!

[Gjest Gjest_Lena_*]

Hei!

We will maybe move in Norway in a few months.

I have a lot of questions about :

- barnehage in Norway (open hours, food, prices etc.) and is it difficult to place cildren in barnehage

- school for my 6 years old child (same questions as for barnehage)

My husband will work (and I hope I'll find a job), so we will pay taxes but how much? And is there a kind of refund because of the three children?

And is there money from the gouvernment for children?

It is not easy for us to find answers.

If you could help us.

Thanks a lot!

[Gjest Purple Haze]

Hei

Most barnehager in Norway opens at 7 and closes 16.30-17.00. Food varies from barnehage to barnehage. Some places you have to bring both breakfast and lunch and some places they serve lunch. Most places serve fruit, youghurt etc in the afternoon. Prices may vary but around 2500-2800 kr a month is a normal price.

In some places in Norway it`s difficult to get into barnehage, for instance Oslo. In smaller places it`s not very difficult.

How much tax your husband will have to pay depends on how high his salary is. Three children will give you a refound on the taxes every year.

The goverment gives every familiy what we call barnetrygd. Contact the NAV office in the city you`re moving to and find out about this.

[Kykkelikokos]

School for your 6 year old child is free. I Norway it's common to start school at that age. All children have a right to go to school. They go to the school that is closest to where you live.

I recommend you to contact the "kommune" you're planning to live in. They usually have a website where you can find contact information like phone numbers or email adresses.

Ps. Purple Haze mentioned child support. You won't get child support (barnetrygd) unless you are a Norwegian citizen.

Sorry for my bad english. I'm a bit rusty.

[Gjest Gjest]

Ps. Purple Haze mentioned child support. You won't get child support (barnetrygd) unless you are a Norwegian citizen.

Sorry for my bad english. I'm a bit rusty.

I think your kids have to be born in Norway in order to get child support.

[Kykkelikokos]

Not if they get norwegian citizenship, I guess. I'm not born in Norway, and my parents got child support (I'm adopted).

[Gjest Gjest]

Not if they get norwegian citizenship, I guess. I'm not born in Norway, and my parents got child support (I'm adopted).

Ah! Of course! Makes sense

[Gjest Grafica]

Concerning food at school: At most schools you will have to make lunch for your child. A few schools have free food, but very few so far. School lasts from 9am to 2pm, at least for my brother who is in 5th grade, I don't remember if they were to 12 or 2 when he started, but I think 2. Most school have something called SFO. This is for children in 1st to 4th grade, where the children can be from 7am to 4pm, be looked after by adults, and they will get breakfast and food after school is done. This costs money, how much Im not really sure. If your child is to attend SFO or not is completly up to you.

But you should think about if placing your child straight into first grade when s/he doesn't know the language is a good idea. If you move here after school has started, I think the best thing is to wait a year to let your child learn some norwegian. S/he could probably go to barnehage with your other children. But I am not sure about this, so don't quote me on it. Just thinking aloud here.

[Gjest Gjest]

Ps. Purple Haze mentioned child support. You won't get child support (barnetrygd) unless you are a Norwegian citizen.

To be eligible for child support is sufficient that one of the parents lives or works in Norway. E.g. Construction workers from Poland also receive child support for their children, although they do not live i Norway and are not Norwegian citizens.

[Concertina]

To be eligible for child support is sufficient that one of the parents lives or works in Norway. E.g. Construction workers from Poland also receive child support for their children, although they do not live i Norway and are not Norwegian citizens.

That's correct, but you can only get child benefit for children not living in Norway if they're living in another EEA-country (and the parent has to be a member of the national insurance scheme (folketrygden)).

Anyway, NAV has a webpage in english explaining the child benefit system. And you can also get more general information about living and working in Norway here.

[Gjest Gjest]

But you should think about if placing your child straight into first grade when s/he doesn't know the language is a good idea. If you move here after school has started, I think the best thing is to wait a year to let your child learn some norwegian. S/he could probably go to barnehage with your other children. But I am not sure about this, so don't quote me on it. Just thinking aloud here.

I don't agree. I moved to Norway 10 days before I started in school in first grade, an I didn't speak a word Norwegian. It hasn't been a problem at all. Now I'm a teacher, and I had a 6 year old girl start in my class straight from another country, and although it was a challenge it went fine. She spoke Norwegian fluently after 6 months. Children learn quicker than we think sometimes.

[Polly Ester]

My brother and his wife got her daughter to Norway last year, and she had to begin school the same month. She startet in a special class for kids that come to Norway.

They have to go to that class for one year and after that they start in the school they belong to in their neighbourhood.

[Gjest Gjest_Lena_*]

Thanks a lot!

Your respons were a great help for us and we now undersand a bit more.

I will visit the webpage that one of you as recommand.

For my older child I think you will place her in a norwegian school not maybe the first year but the year after and I agree that children learn quite fast. She is so interested in languages it will not be a problem at all!

Still thanks to you all!

[Gjest Grafica]

Good luck to you, Lena!

[Gjest Gjest]

Hei!

We will maybe move in Norway in a few months.

I have a lot of questions about :

- barnehage in Norway (open hours, food, prices etc.) and is it difficult to place cildren in barnehage

- school for my 6 years old child (same questions as for barnehage)

My husband will work (and I hope I'll find a job), so we will pay taxes but how much? And is there a kind of refund because of the three children?

And is there money from the gouvernment for children?

It is not easy for us to find answers.

If you could help us.

Thanks a lot!

Barnehage is norwegian... Why do you mix norwegian and english...?

BTW. You don't get food at school. You must bring it by yourself.

[Gjest Gjest]

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