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.
V–
S–
MP–
C–
L–
KD–
M–
SD–
YesNoAbstainAbsent
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 plan's stance / Actual vote
AI
Vote
Confidence
Evidence
V
–
Yes 15/0/0/7
Sown reservation
–
No 1/90/0/15
MP
–
Yes 12/0/0/6
C
–
Yes 21/0/0/3
L
–
Yes 10/0/0/6
KD
–
Yes 14/0/0/5
M
–
Yes 58/0/0/10
SD
–
Yes 62/0/0/9
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
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)