Pilke Playschool Espoonlahti
Nest (for children under 3 years old)
Finnish-speaking groups with English enriching:
– Puput: 044 493 8431
– Karhunpennut: 044 493 8684
English-speaking groups with Finnish enriching:
– Hedgehogs: 044 745 8981
– Bear Cubs: 044 493 8438
Tree (English-speaking groups for over 3 years old children with Finnish-enriching)
– Butterflies: 044 493 8442
– Squirrels: 044 493 8434
– Oravat (we offer English or Swedish enriching in this group)
– Ilvekset (English-enriching): 044 493 8739
– Pöllöt
Preschool (bilingual English/Finnish): 050 910 8430
The City of Espoo’s service voucher is used in the kindergarten. Read more here!
The client fee as its highest is 351 €/month. Service voucher and daycare hours may affect to the fee.
The daycare centre participates in the City of Espoo’s trial in which 20 weekly hours of early childhood education and care are offered for five-year-olds free of charge. Please inquire for further details from the daycare centre manager.
Daisy is our communication and information channel between home and daycare We use Daisy to communicate, for example, about events and news from the daycare.
Families use Daisy to send us information such as childcare bookings and absence notifications.
You can apply at any time and get started quickly.
- Apply for a service voucher from the City of Espoo
- and apply for Pilkke’s early childhood education.
Applying for daycare is quick and easy, and you are not yet bound to anything. You can also queue up your application.
You will be contacted within 2 working days and we will agree on how to proceed.
When you apply, please indicate the language group (English, Finnish, Swedish) for which you would like a place.
Read more about the service voucher on the City of Espoo website.
English-speaking daycare centre on Lippulaiva
Playschool Espoonlahti is a language kindergarten with four Finnish-speaking and four English-speaking children’s groups. In our bilingual preschool, children receive instruction in both English and Finnish. In our Finnish-speaking groups, we emphasize English language enrichment, and in English-speaking groups, Finnish language enrichment. Our pedagogical activities adhere to the Finnish National Core Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and Care. We also have a strong emphasis on multiculturalism and diversity, celebrating various events throughout the year.
Centrally located
Pilke Playschool Espoonlahti is a new daycare center opened in August 2022 in the heart of Espoonlahti. We are located on the 3rd floor of the shopping center Lippulaiva, next to good transport connections. Our facilities are new and spacious, and we also have our own fenced yard. Playschool Espoonlahti has 162 childcare places for children aged 0-6. We also offer preschool education in our kindergarten.
Language-rich early childhood education
We have Finnish-language groups in the kindergarten, where English is gradually introduced. We also have English-language groups, where Finnish is gradually introduced.In language-rich early childhood education, children get to practice familiar songs, rhymes and concepts by singing and meditating together in the main language of the group, but Finnish or English is also used in everyday life.
02320 Espoo Suomi
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Visit our day-care centre to learn more!
Please contact and visit us to take a peek at the facilities and see the daily routine and activities at the day-care centre; We will get to know each other, answer your questions, and explain how to apply for and start day-care.
Or you can always send the Pilke application form. We will get back to you in 2 days, and arrange a tour!
Care and education, hand in hand
Our task is to create conditions in which children can not only learn facts and skills, but also prepare to face the big wide world with heart and kindness.
Please find for more information about our daycare centres and early childhood education and care!
Pilke Playschool Espoonlahti focus
Welcome to Pilke early childhood education! Tips for parents from the good day makers.
Example of the daily routine at daycare
6–7
Daycare centre doors open. Welcome! We start the day with a hug and have a chat. Then we gradually start to play.
8–8.30
Breakfast
8.30–11
Small group activities indoors and outdoors.
n. 11.15
Lunch, followed by a rest. Some of the children sleep or rest while the others go outside. After the rest, it’s time for quiet play and activities.
n. 14.00
Snack
14.30
Play, small group activities and outdoor activities.
17–18
The daycare centre doors close. Thank you for today and see you tomorrow!
Welcome to our daycare center!
You can fill out a daycare application at any time. The application is not binding. We will contact you within 2 working days.
Apply for Pilke daycare!Would you like to apply for a daycare place?
You can fill out an application quickly and easily online, and applications are not binding. You can also apply to be put on a waiting list for a daycare centre. We will contact you within 2 working days and agree on what to do next.
Manager Taisekwa Sigobodhla
I will be happy to answer any questions regarding our day-care centre; introduction visits, availability, applications, customer agreements and their amendments, invoicing, customer feedback, and so on.
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