The Child and Youth Administration

The Children and Youth Administration coordinates and plans the joint activities offered to around 100,000 children and young people between 0 and 18 in the City of Copenhagen at the City’s almost 70 primary and lower secondary schools (including special-needs schools) and 600 institutions.

The main tasks are day care centres, primary and lower secondary schools including special-needs schools, after school centres, clubs and special-needs institutions. Also, the administration is responsible for a number of tasks such as educational psychological advice service, the children’s clinic, the health visitor scheme, dental care for children and young people, educational guidance for young people, and youth schools.