Fees for after-school programs and youth centers

Below you will find the fee schedule for the winter and summer activities of after-school programs and youth centers for disabled children as well as the fee schedule for summer workshops at youth centers for children ages 10-12.

School-year activity fees

Service Monthly price kr. Afternoon refreshment kr. Total kr.
5 day placement 18,074 5,217 23,291
4 day placement 14,727 4,180 18,907
3 day placement 11,374 3,129 14,503
2 day placement 8,025 2,109 10,134
1 day placement 4,661 1,067 5,728
Extended attendance 2,771
Fees are effective from January 1, 2024

If you make use of the services between 8am and 1:40pm on parent days and teachers’ professional development days or during Christmas and Easter break, you must pay for that separately.

2024 summer activity fees

Description Time Price in kr.
Summer workshop for 6-9 year-olds - 5 days At 8:30am-4:30pm 15,406
Summer workshop for 6-9 year-olds - 4 days At 8:30am-4:30pm 12,399
Summer workshop for 6-9 year-olds - 3 days At 8:30am-4:30pm 9,310
Summer workshop for 6-9 year-olds - 2 days At 8:30am-4:30pm 6,203
Summer workshop for 6-9 year-olds - 1 day At 8:30am-4:30pm 3,107
*You cannot choose the number of days as these prices apply to courses that are held in weeks that have holidays, and at the beginning and end of the summer.

Fees for youth center summer workshops for 10-12 year-olds

Service Price in kr.
Summer workshops Price A 907
Summer workshops Price B 1,818
Fees are effective from January 1, 2024

If a summer workshop lasts more than one day, the price is multiplied by the number of days.

Workshops are charged with one payment at the end of the period, in mid-July. There is no sibling discount for the fee for workshops.

Please note that if you need to cancel participation in a workshop, you must let the relevant recreation center know in writing at least one week before the start of the workshop (e.g. before midnight on Sunday when the workshop starts on Monday a week later). In other cases, the course fee will be charged in full.

Related documents

Application for exemption from payment of day care fees at an after-school program/youth center for children starting school in Iceland

Parents of children who have moved to Iceland within the last twelve months, were not born in Iceland, and have a native language other than Icelandic can obtain an exemption from fee payments, according to the Rules for After-School Program Services and Reykjavík City Rules for Reykjavík City Youth Center Services..

The exemption is valid for after-school programs and youth centers for disabled children for three months during the primary school operation period and for three weeks in the summer activities of recreation centers.

The fee reduction does not apply to children who have a legal residence abroad and come to Iceland temporarily.