ÖSTRA FÖRSKOLAN in Vara

Preschool in Vara, Västra Götalands län · VARA KOMMUN

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  • Certified teachers
  • Pupils per teacher
  • Number of pupils
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.
  • Pupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.

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Preschool
92 enrolled children 39.2% qualified preschool teachers 5.6 children/FTE
Key metrics
Children per FTE 5.6
Municipal: 5.1 National: 5.1
Qualified preschool teachers 39.2%
Municipal: 42% National: 42%
Preschool National Municipal

ÖSTRA FÖRSKOLAN is a preschool in Vara, Västra Götalands län. The preschool has 92 enrolled children and 5.6 children per FTE. 39.2% of staff are qualified preschool teachers. Provider The organisation that runs the school — a municipality, foundation or limited company.Read more in glossary → : Vara kommun.

Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.

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School signal summary

Below average
compared to national averages for preschools
Children/FTE
5.6
National: 5.1 Municipality: 5.1
Qualified preschool teachers
39.2%
National: 41.7% Municipality: 42.1%
School National Municipality

Preschool statistics

Key figures for ÖSTRA FÖRSKOLAN. Municipal data refers to Vara and includes all preschools in the municipality. Source: Skolverket.

Enrolled children
92 Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsNumber of pupilsPupil counts may be privacy-suppressed for small units and are not always updated on the same cadence as other indicators.Read more about the method →
Children per FTE
5.6 ( municipality: 5.2 , national: 5 ) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsPupils per teacherThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Qualified preschool teachers
39.2% ( municipality: 48.8% , national: 48.3% ) Limited historyThere is still too little history to interpret the trend safely.This affectsCertified teachersThis staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.Read more about the method →
Municipal preschool data for Vara (2026)
Children per group
14.4 (national: 15)
Children/group, ages 1-3
10.8 (national: 12.2)
Children/group, ages 4-5
16.3 (national: 16.1)
Higher pedagogical education
43.8% (national: 48%)
Staff with childcare qualification
15.8%
Children per FTE (municipal average)
5.2 (national: 5)
Qualified preschool teachers (municipal average)
48.8% (national: 48.3%)

National average calculated from all 290 municipalities. Municipal data is aggregated and applies to the entire municipality, not only this unit. View all key figures for Vara

Municipality preschool information

Opening hours, pedagogical approach, fees and queue information are available from the municipality. This data is not included in Skolverket's registry.

Vara municipality — preschool

Skolverket school unit registry

Student support services Collective term for the school’s medical, psychological, psychosocial, and special-educational services.Read more in glossary → in Vara

Municipality-level data on student health and support resources. Source: Kolada and the Schools Inspectorate.

Student health, compulsory school
4,524 SEK/pupil (national: 5,053 SEK)
Easy access to student health, yr 5
65.9%
Easy access to student health, yr 8
53.8%
Support from student health (staff)
75%
Preventive work (staff)
68%

View all key figures for Vara · Source: Kolada

Student forecast — Vara

Population forecast for children ages 1–5 in Vara. Source: SCB.

776 ages 1–5 (2025)
696 ages 1–5 (2030)
733 ages 1–5 (2035)
-10.3 % Change

Staff & stability

Staff stability and qualification data, shown first at school level and then at municipality level.

Municipality

How stable the teaching workforce is in the municipality, measured as the trend in the share of qualified teachers over time. Municipality-level data from Kolada. School-specific trend is shown above under This school.

Qualified teachers The proportion of teachers with a teaching licence and qualification in the subjects they teach.Read more in glossary → — Vara (2025)
71.5% (national: 73.3%)
Qualification trend (2020–2025)
↓ -4.1 percentage points (declining)
Pupils per teacher — Vara
11.2 (national: 11.9)

Trend: qualified teachers in Vara (%)

2020: 75.6% 2025: 71.5%

All staff data for Vara

Demographics & safety

Pupil demographics

Other mother tongue than Swedish
17.2% (municipality avg.)
Swedish as a second language
11.7% (municipality avg.)

Safety in the municipality

Reported crimes at municipality level — not school-specific. Source: Kolada.

Reported crimes (total)
9,876 per 100,000 pop.
Violent crimes
823 per 100,000 pop.
Burglaries
125 per 100,000 pop.
Drug offences
829 per 100,000 pop.

Contact & AboutAbout the school

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Visiting address

KEDUMSVÄGEN 31, 53481 VARA

Postal address

53481 VARA

About data and sources

Statistics are sourced from Skolverket, Kolada/RKA and SCB. Latest known data update: . Empty values mean the data is missing at source or not applicable to this school type.

School unit code
forsk-409134
School forms
Preschool
School provider
Vara kommun
Organisation number
2120002924
Provider type
Municipality
Municipality
Vara
County
Västra Götalands län
Legal form
Municipality

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Statistics: school year 2023/24. Source: Skolverket, SCB, Kolada. Glossary · About the data.
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