2026-03-122025/26:UbU6 · p.9UbUEducation
Skills development for preschool staff
Professional development for preschool staff (a "preschool boost")
What's at stake: The outcome affects how much time and support preschool staff get for further training, which in turn can affect the quality of preschool education and children's learning.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the state should establish a dedicated "preschool boost" giving preschool staff the chance to take further training during working hours, or whether existing obligations and grants for professional development are sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The Committee rejects the demand for a dedicated "preschool boost" and points out that providers are already obliged under the Education Act to offer staff professional development, that grants for this already exist, and that the National Agency for Education and the national professional programme already offer extensive further training.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 17 (S)
The government should establish a "preschool boost", similar to the elderly-care staff boost, so that preschool staff can take further training during working hours.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 17 by S.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
The decision would have gone the other way
Explicit commitments that contradicted the vote: SDSverigedemokraterna
Ja 195–93Nej 133–155
Counterfactual: the parties above are moved to the position their own documents explicitly point at, carrying their whole contingent present. Every other party keeps its real figures, including dissenters and absentees.
How the AI parties would have voted
For each party: what its own plan – election manifesto and party programme – argues for in this case, next to how the party actually voted. The AI can only answer Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| AI | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | Yes 15/0/0/7 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | No 1/90/0/15 | match | confidence: high | not addressed |
| MP | No | Yes 12/0/0/6 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | Yes 21/0/0/3 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | No | Yes 10/0/0/6 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 14/0/0/5 | differs | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | No | Yes 58/0/0/10 | differs | confidence: low | not addressed |
| SD | No | Yes 62/0/0/9 | differsagainst own programme | confidence: medium | explicit |
Broke with the party line
| SPetter Löberg (S, Västra Götalands läns södra) | Yes — party line: No |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
Parliament rejects motion 2025/26:3810 by Anders Ygeman et al. (S) demand 25.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:3810 av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S) yrkande 25.
Riksdag decision: The Government has submitted a statement to Parliament regarding the National Audit Office's report on Equality in preschool – the state's support, monitoring and supervision. In the report, the National Audit Office has examined the state's work to promote an equitable preschool. The National Audit Office assesses that the work is not sufficiently effective and recommends the Government to ensure there are conditions for lawful and uniform licensing and supervision of all preschools. The Government partially agrees with the National Audit Office's findings, but argues that several initiatives have been taken to increase equality in preschool since the examination began, among other things an inquiry on an equitable preschool of good quality has been established. The Government does not rule out that further measures may be needed in the future, but considers that ongoing work should be awaited. Parliament views positively that the Government has taken measures to increase quality and equality in preschool. Parliament laid the statement to the records, that is, concluded the matter. Parliament also said no to approximately 40 proposals concerning preschool in motions from the general motion period 2025. The proposals deal among other things with child group sizes and staff density in preschool.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants to introduce binding rules for preschool staffing. (S) — Reservation 17
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan wants to invest in the entire education system with preschool as the first stage and demands massive investments in competency development.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to invest in the entire education system with preschool as the first stage and demands massive investments in competency development. It also sees personnel conditions and competency in the female-dominated welfare professions as a shared social responsibility, not as something that can be left to employers' goodwill. A preschool boost with in-service training therefore follows directly from the plan's priorities.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill satsa på hela utbildningssystemet med förskolan som första led och kräver massiva satsningar på kompetensutveckling. Den ser också personalens villkor och kompetens i de kvinnodominerade välfärdsyrkena som ett gemensamt samhällsansvar, inte som något som kan lämnas åt huvudmännens goda vilja. Ett förskolelyft med fortbildning på arbetstid följer därför direkt av planens prioriteringar.
- investment in entire education systemdecisive»Vänsterpartiet vill satsa på hela utbildningssystemet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to invest in the entire education system.”
- massive competency development»massiva satsningar på omställningsstöd, kompetensutveckling och utbildning i vad hållbar samhällsutveckling innebär« (2022 manifesto ↗)“massive investments in transition support, competency development and education in what sustainable societal development means”
- invest in care personnel»Därför vill Vänsterpartiet satsa mer resurser på hälso- och sjukvården och äldreomsorgen, samt satsa på personalen så att vi samtidigt får bort personalbristen och stärker personalens villkor och arbetsmiljö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore the Left Party wants to invest more resources in healthcare and elderly care, as well as invest in personnel so that we simultaneously eliminate the personnel shortage and strengthen personnel conditions and work environment.”
- societal responsibility for welfare workplaces»Vi vill att samhället tar ett större ansvar för att arbetsplatserna i« (party programme ↗)“We want society to take greater responsibility for the workplaces in”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto binds the party to continuing the effort to allow employees in elderly care to be trained during working time, which is precisely the model the counter-proposal wants to transfer to preschools, and to a language boost for childcare.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto binds the party to continuing the effort to allow employees in elderly care to be trained during working time, which is precisely the model the counter-proposal wants to transfer to preschools, and to a language boost for childcare. The party programme requires good working conditions for preschool employees and good opportunities for skills development throughout life. A preschool boost with further training during working time therefore follows directly from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet binder partiet vid att fortsätta satsningen på att anställda inom äldreomsorgen ska kunna utbildas på arbetstid, vilket är exakt den modell motförslaget vill överföra till förskolan, och vid ett språklyft för barnomsorgen. Partiprogrammet kräver goda villkor för anställda i förskolan och goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling genom hela livet. Ett förskolelyft med fortbildning på arbetstid följer därmed direkt av planen.
- training during working timedecisive»Vi vill fortsätta satsningen på att anställda inom äldreomsorgen ska kunna utbildas på arbetstid.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to continue the effort to allow employees in elderly care to be trained during working time.”
- competence boost in childcare»Vi vill se ett språklyft för barnomsorgen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to see a language boost for childcare”
- skills development throughout life»Goda möjligheter till kompetensutveckling och omställning genom hela livet.« (party programme ↗)“Good opportunities for skills development and adaptation throughout life.”
- good working conditions in preschools»Goda villkor för anställda i förskola och skola.« (party programme ↗)“Good working conditions for employees in preschool and school.”
The plan explicitly prioritizes preschool staff through more staff and smaller child groups, and wants to make teaching attractive with better working conditions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly prioritizes preschool staff through more staff and smaller child groups, and wants to make teaching attractive with better working conditions. A preschool boost that provides professional development during work time is a direct expression of these commitments. The plan also sees education and lifelong learning as an investment. Therefore the plan supports the counter-proposal's requirement, although a preschool boost specifically is not mentioned by name.
Original (Swedish)
Planen prioriterar uttryckligen förskolans personal genom mer personal och mindre barngrupper, och vill göra läraryrket attraktivt med bättre arbetsmiljö. Ett förskolelyft som ger fortbildning på arbetstid är ett direkt uttryck för dessa åtaganden. Planen ser också utbildning och livslångt lärande som en investering. Därför stöder planen motförslagets krav, även om just ett förskolelyft inte nämns vid namn.
- more staff in preschooldecisive»satsa på mindre barngrupper och mer personal i förskolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest in smaller child groups and more staff in preschool.”
- attractive teaching profession»göra det attraktivt att vara lärare genom att säkra höjda löner och en god arbetsmiljö i skolan.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“make it attractive to be a teacher by securing higher salaries and good working conditions in school.”
- trust-based school»Vi vill se en tillitsstyrd skola där lärare, rektorer och elevhälsa ges förtroende« (party programme ↗)“We want to see a trust-based school where teachers, principals and student health services are given confidence”
- lifelong learning as an investment»Ett starkt bildningsväsende och livslångt lärande är en investering som rustar individer« (party programme ↗)“A strong educational system and lifelong learning is an investment that equips individuals”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan promises the right to skills development and better working conditions in female-dominated welfare professions, and points to further education as the tool for improved school results.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan promises the right to skills development and better working conditions in female-dominated welfare professions, and points to further education as the tool for improved school results. A preschool boost that allows staff to further education themselves during working hours is exactly such an effort, and corresponds to the boost the plan wants to give nursing assistants and nurses. Therefore the plan speaks for the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen lovar rätt till kompetensutveckling och bättre arbetsvillkor i de kvinnodominerade välfärdsyrkena, och pekar ut fortbildning som verktyget för bättre skolresultat. Ett förskolelyft som låter personalen fortbilda sig på arbetstid är precis en sådan satsning, och motsvarar det lyft planen vill ge undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor. Därför talar planen för motförslagets krav.
- right to skills developmentdecisive»Vi vill uppvärdera statusen för kvinnodominerande yrken och förbättra arbetsvillkoren inom offentlig sektor, bland annat genom karriärtjänster och rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to upgrade the status of female-dominated professions and improve working conditions in the public sector, including through career paths and the right to skills development.”
- further education for school staff»Att förbättra skolresultaten måste vara en huvudprioritering. Det vill vi åstadkomma med bättre stöd och fortbildning för lärare och rektorer, och rätt stöd till alla elever.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improving school results must be a main priority. We want to achieve this through better support and further education for teachers and head teachers, and proper support for all pupils.”
- corresponding boost in care»Den som jobbar i vård och omsorg ska kunna växa och vidareutvecklas i sitt yrke. Vi vill ge alla undersköterskor och sjuksköterskor rätt till kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Those who work in care and welfare shall be able to grow and develop in their profession. We want to give all nursing assistants and nurses the right to skills development.”
- public support for further education»Staten bör uppmuntra och gynna enskildas och arbetsgivares investeringar i, och sparande till, fortbildning och kompetensutveckling.« (party programme ↗)“The state should encourage and favour individuals' and employers' investment in, and savings for, further education and skills development.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan establishes that teachers shall be able to receive paid professional development and that professional development opportunities shall be strengthened.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that teachers shall be able to receive paid professional development and that professional development opportunities shall be strengthened. At the same time it wishes to expand pre-school and raise the quality of the service. A pre-school improvement that allows staff to pursue professional development during work hours is precisely such an investment, why the plan supports the counter-proposal's demand.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att lärare ska kunna få betald fortbildning och att fortbildningsmöjligheterna ska stärkas. Samtidigt vill den bygga ut förskolan och höja kvaliteten i verksamheten. Ett förskolelyft som låter personalen fortbilda sig på arbetstid är just en sådan satsning, varför planen stöder motförslagets krav.
- paid professional development for teachersdecisive»Lärare ska avlastas för att kunna vara just lärare, kunna göra karriär, få betald fortbildning och få ordentligt bra betalt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Teachers shall be relieved of duties to be able to be just teachers, be able to make a career, receive paid professional development and receive good pay.”
- strengthened professional development opportunities»Lärarutbildningarna och lärarnas fortbildningsmöjligheter ska fortsatt stärkas.« (party programme ↗)“Teacher training programmes and teachers' professional development opportunities shall continue to be strengthened.”
- expanded pre-school»Vi vill bygga ut förskolan och satsa på det svenska språket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We wish to expand pre-school and invest in the Swedish language.”
- qualified pre-school staff»Verksamheten ska ledas av legitimerade förskollärare.« (party programme ↗)“The service shall be led by qualified pre-school teachers.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan establishes that preschool shall have staff with both pedagogical and care competence and that competence development throughout working life is of the greatest importance.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that preschool shall have staff with both pedagogical and care competence and that competence development throughout working life is of the greatest importance. The election manifesto makes the corresponding commitment concrete in the second care activity that the counter-proposal refers to, namely elderly care, where staff shall be ensured continuous competence development. A preschool boost that gives staff the opportunity to continue education during working time thereby lies in line with the plan's commitments.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att förskolan ska ha personal med både pedagogisk och omvårdande kompetens och att kompetensutveckling under hela yrkeslivet är av största vikt. Valmanifestet gör motsvarande åtagande konkret i den andra omsorgsverksamhet som motförslaget hänvisar till, nämligen äldreomsorgen, där personalen ska säkerställas kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling. Ett förskolelyft som ger personalen möjlighet att fortbilda sig på arbetstid ligger därmed i linje med planens åtaganden.
- competent preschool staffdecisive»barngrupper och personal med både pedagogisk och omvårdande kompetens.« (party programme ↗)“child groups and staff with both pedagogical and care competence.”
- competence development in care»Säkerställ att personal inom hemtjänst och äldreboenden har möjlighet till kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure that staff in home care and residential care have the opportunity for continuous competence development.”
- lifelong competence development»kompetensutveckling under hela yrkeslivet är av allra största vikt för att värna« (party programme ↗)“competence development throughout working life is of the utmost importance to safeguard”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan sees childcare as preparation for school, especially for children without Swedish-speaking parents, and wants to introduce mandatory language preschool for children with lagging language development – which sets requirements on staff competence.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan sees childcare as preparation for school, especially for children without Swedish-speaking parents, and wants to introduce mandatory language preschool for children with lagging language development – which sets requirements on staff competence. The plan uses the same tool in care, where staff should be strengthened through better opportunities for further training. A preschool upgrade is in line with this, but is not mentioned in the documents.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ser barnomsorgen som en förberedelse för skolan, inte minst för barn utan svensktalande föräldrar, och vill införa obligatorisk språkförskola för barn med bristande språkutveckling - vilket ställer krav på personalens kompetens. Planen använder samma verktyg i vården, där medarbetare ska stärkas genom bättre möjligheter till vidareutbildning. Ett förskolelyft ligger i linje med detta, men nämns inte i dokumenten.
- language-strengthening preschooldecisive»• Införa obligatorisk språkförskola för barn som visar en bristande språkutveckling« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Introduce mandatory language preschool for children who show lagging language development”
- quality in childcare»Barnomsorgen ska präglas av« (party programme ↗)“Childcare should be characterized by”
- further training for staff»• Stärka vårdens medarbetare, bland annat genom att förbättra arbetsmiljön och möjligheterna till vidareutbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“• Strengthen care's staff, including by improving working environment and opportunities for further training”
- lifelong learning»fortbilda oss under arbetslivets gång« (party programme ↗)“develop professionally during working life”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto explicitly states that preschool personnel should have the required pedagogical knowledge and opportunity for professional development, and that conditions for pedagogical activities should be improved.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto explicitly states that preschool personnel should have the required pedagogical knowledge and opportunity for professional development, and that conditions for pedagogical activities should be improved. A preschool lift that allows personnel to develop professionally during work time is precisely such a measure. The plan provides no support for the view that existing obligations and state grants are already sufficient.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet slår uttryckligen fast att förskolepersonalen ska ha erforderliga pedagogiska kunskaper och möjlighet till fortbildning, och att förutsättningarna för den pedagogiska verksamheten ska förbättras. Ett förskolelyft som låter personalen fortbilda sig på arbetstid är precis en sådan åtgärd. Planen ger inget stöd för uppfattningen att befintliga skyldigheter och statsbidrag redan räcker.
- professional development for preschool staffdecisive»Det är centralt att personalen har erforderliga pedagogiska kunskaper, kan agera professionellt och har möjlighet till fortbildning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is central that personnel have the required pedagogical knowledge, can act professionally and have opportunity for professional development.”
- strengthened pedagogical activities»Skapa bättre förutsättningar för den pedagogiska verksamheten« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create better conditions for pedagogical activities”
- better work environment in preschool»Förbättra personalens arbetsmiljö och barnens vistelsemiljö« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve personnel's work environment and children's stay environment”
The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:UbU6)
- Committee report full text (HD01UbU6)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:1200 — Ingen obligatorisk förskola av Caroline Högström (M)
- Motion 2025/26:1383 — Bemanningsriktlinjer i förskolan av Marcus Andersson (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1709 — Flexibilitet för kommunerna i att erbjuda förskola för äldre barn med hemmavarande syskon av Staffan Eklöf (SD)
- Motion 2025/26:1805 — Barnomsorg på obekväm arbetstid av Aida Birinxhiku (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1831 — Trygg barnomsorg även kvällar, nätter och helger av Johanna Haraldsson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1896 — Skyddad yrkestitel för barnskötare av Johan Andersson m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:1904 — Rätt till fritis för alla barn av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2021 — Stärkt nationell kvalitetskontroll för en likvärdig förskola av Johanna Rantsi (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2563 — Förskoleavgiften under perioden då det är sommarstängt av Mattias Eriksson Falk och Roger Hedlund (båda SD)
- Motion 2025/26:2577 — Barnomsorg på obekväm arbetstid av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2025/26:2696 — Barnomsorg på kvällar, nätter och helger av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2025/26:2791 — En jämlik förskola, skola och vuxenutbildning för alla av Isabell Mixter m.fl. (V)
- Motion 2025/26:3186 — En skola för kunskap och livsresor av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3364 — Förskola och skola för en hållbar framtid av Camilla Hansén m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2025/26:3499 — Avskaffande av pedagogisk omsorg av Helene Odenjung och Gulan Avci (båda L)
- Motion 2025/26:3591 — Jämställdhet och mäns våld mot kvinnor av Ardalan Shekarabi m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3618 — Maxstorlekar för barngrupper i förskolan av Patrik Karlson (L)
- Motion 2025/26:3810 — Utgiftsområde 16 Utbildning och universitetsforskning av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2025/26:3861 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:67 Riksrevisionens rapport om likvärdighet i förskolan - statens stöd, uppföljning och tillsyn av Niels Paarup-Petersen m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2025/26:3863 — med anledning av skr. 2025/26:67 Riksrevisionens rapport om likvärdighet i förskolan - statens stöd, uppföljning och tillsyn av Anders Ygeman m.fl. (S)
Source: The Swedish Parliament