In order to welcome you we have compiled information about your new hometown.
Get to know the town’s walking and cycling paths, activities and swimming pools but children under 18 get free access to pools.
Children and youth in Hafnarfjörður have access to good education, after-school activities and recreation activities.
Practical information about buses, waste collection, street cleaning, traffic, animal control and more.
Hafnarfjörður hopes to secure financial and social security for all residents. Find out what support is available.
Enjoy culture in Bæjarbíó cultural house, at various museums or attend exciting events.
You can stay at great hotels, hostels or at a family friendly campsite in town.
You can find a lot of outdoors activities and various recreations in Hafnarfjörður.
Check-out upcoming events, or register a new one.
Search for employees or available jobs in town.
Hafnarfjörður Town council consists of 11 municipal representatives. All town council meetings are broadcast live.
Here you can find the town's fees for children, sports and activities and support services.
Contact us with ideas, suggestions, problems or emergencies.
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Recently, the board of daycare parents in Hafnarfjörður has met with the town´s representatives, to discuss daycare parenting issues. The result was that the town of Hafnarfjörður and daycare parents formed a new and contentious service agreement, that was recently signed. The agreement will improve working conditions for daycare parents and increase co-operation between the parties concerned. There are now 23 active daycare parents in Hafnarfjörður, the hope is that the number of daycare parents will increase in the coming years.
The new service agreement includes grants to daycare parents, most notably a foundation grant amounting to ISK 300,000.- for those who start work in the sector and have a valid work permit. After a year on the job, daycare parents can apply annually for a facility grant amounting to ISK 30,000.- for each child staying with them. These grants enable daycare parents to purchase toys and equipment needed for their work, as well as to carry out maintenance at the establishment. The town of Hafnarfjörður also facilitates education during working days, to promote the important and creative work done by daycare parents. At the same time, the payment for daycare parents increased from ISK 8,433 per hour of visit to ISK 12,800 per hour of visit. Lower-income parents/custodians can apply for additional subsidies on the current tariff. Sibling discount is then obtained when siblings are with a daycare parent at the same time, in kindergarten or during leisurely activities, and the second child receives a 75% discount, and the third 100%.
At the beginning of the year, the Hafnarfjörður Municipal Council approved the amendment to offer home payments to parents of children from the age of 12 months, an initial foundation grant to daycare parents and an increase in subsidies for daycare parents, which is reflected in the new home payments. These changes came into force as of the 1st of January 2023, and are specifically aimed at promoting greater choices when it comes to childcare. Daycare parents are an important pillar of our society, and the aim of the municipality with these measures is to increase the number of daycare parents and strengthen the profession. The demand for the services of daycare parents is high and it is quite clear that a certain group of children enjoy themselves well and sometimes more in smaller groups in these homelike settings. Daycare parents in Hafnarfjörður are self-employed but receive a work permit from their municipality, under certain conditions. The daycare officer of Hafnarfjarðarbær supervises the activities of daycare parents, as well as provides them with professional advice on a day-to-day basis.
Those interested in working as daycare parents, can apply for a work permit from the Quality and Control Authority
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