Size of the municipality Attendance at childcare centres and cost borne Total Total Children under 3 years (thousands) 995,7 Total Attend child care centres (percentage) 54,5 Total Attend child care centres (thousands) 542,3 Total Free for the household 39,2 Total Paid for by the household 60,8 Less than 10,000 inhabitants Children under 3 years (thousands) 196,6 Less than 10,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (percentage) 56,4 Less than 10,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (thousands) 110,9 Less than 10,000 inhabitants Free for the household 50,5 Less than 10,000 inhabitants Paid for by the household 49,5 Between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants Children under 3 years (thousands) 282,8 Between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (percentage) 48,3 Between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (thousands) 136,6 Between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants Free for the household 47,2 Between 10,000 and 50,000 inhabitants Paid for by the household 52,8 Between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants Children under 3 years (thousands) 143,4 Between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (percentage) 47,7 Between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (thousands) 68,5 Between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants Free for the household 39,7 Between 50,000 and 100,000 inhabitants Paid for by the household 60,3 Between 100,000 and 500,000 inhabitants Children under 3 years (thousands) 209,9 Between 100,000 and 500,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (percentage) 56,7 Between 100,000 and 500,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (thousands) 119 Between 100,000 and 500,000 inhabitants Free for the household 33,8 Between 100,000 and 500,000 inhabitants Paid for by the household 66,2 More than 500,000 inhabitants Children under 3 years (thousands) 163 More than 500,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (percentage) 65,8 More than 500,000 inhabitants Attend child care centres (thousands) 107,3 More than 500,000 inhabitants Free for the household 23,2 More than 500,000 inhabitants Paid for by the household 76,8