Daycare Centers - Espoo

25 daycare centers

Nature Daycare Pioni offers diverse early childhood education and pre-primary education in a small, homely setting for children aged 0–6. The daycare is beautifully located near Espoo Central Park, providing excellent opportunities for excursions and outdoor activities. Children spend a lot of time outdoors, regardless of the ...

Yhteyshenkilö:

Daycare Manager Heli Huttunen

044-9015458

heli.huttunen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02210 Espoo

Maapallonkuja 2

Murut Olari

Murut Olari is located on the upper floor of the Kuitinmäki shopping center, nestled in a peaceful inner courtyard. Our address is Maapallonkuja 2, 02230 Espoo. The daycare has been designed with input from early childhood educators, children, architects, interior designers, and Finland's leading suppliers of daycare and school furniture. Currently, the daycare hosts two child groups: one for children under 3 years old and one for 3-5-year-olds.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maarit Jaakkola

044 7133 385

maarit.jaakkola@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02170 Espoo

Ahvenkuja 4

Murut Haukilahti

Murut is a home-like daycare in Haukilahden, where children receive the best foundation for their future school journey and life. Quality early childhood education, rich and diverse activities, outdoor play, and excursions are important to us. Our daycare is something close to the heart for our staff.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maarit Jaakkola

044 7133 385

maarit.jaakkola@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02230 Espoo

Nelikkokuja 2

Murut Omena

Daycare Murut Omena, located in Matinkylä, Espoo, is a true gem; a small and homey daycare that offers children high-quality early childhood education and provides families with a comprehensive customer experience. The daycare is calm, warm, and cheerful. It is conveniently located with excellent transport connections, just a few hundred meters from Iso Omena shopping center and the metro station, yet tucked away in the peaceful courtyard of an apartment building. The daycare’s spaces are spacious and homely, with its own gymnasium and a fenced yard. The surrounding area offers many parks and excursion destinations, which are frequently used.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maarit Jaakkola

044 7133 385

maarit.jaakkola@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02600 Espoo

Kesäyönpolku 2

Nature-oriented daycare centre Kaisla

Kaisla, a small and cosy nature daycare centre, opened in August 2022 in Leppävaara, Espoo, with good transport connections. Kaisla offers versatile early childhood education in a functional day care centre with 33 childcare places.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Daycare Manager Heli Huttunen

044-9015458

heli.huttunen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02610 Espoo

Kilonkallionkuja 8

Pilke Kilonkallio

Pilke daycare centre Kilonkallio is located in a natural gem, in a sheltered and peaceful residential area of Kilonkallio. There is space for safe adventures in the day care centre's yard and in the nearby forest. Kilo train station and Leppävaara services are just a stone's throw away. In our immediate surroundings you can also find the Leppävaara library, sports park, Angry Birds park and a horse stable.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Virpi Hiza

040 514 3054

virpi.hiza@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02160 Espoo

Kanervatie 6

Pilke Playschool Westend

The English-language daycare Pilke Playschool Westend (formerly ICEC Westend) is located on Kanervatie in Westend, with excellent transport connections. We provide high-quality, child-centered early childhood education and pre-primary education for children aged 0–6.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Marja Kemppainen

044 7509 192

marja.kemppainen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

Espoo

Siuntiontie 3

Pilke Playschool Friisinmäki

The English-language daycare Playschool Friisinmäki (formerly ICEC Kilo) is located on Siuntiontie, surrounded by a beautiful forest. The nearby forest, in addition to our own yard, serves as an extended learning environment. Playschool Friisinmäki provides high-quality, child-centered early childhood education and pre-primary education for children aged 0–6.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Marja Kemppainen

044 7509 192

marja.kemppainen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02320 Espoo

Merikarhunkuja 9

Pilke Playschool Espoonlahti

Pilke opened a new English-speaking daycare centre on Espoonlahti in August 2022. The daycare centre’s central location provides various opportunities for exploring the close surroundings. Our activities include frequent trips to, for example, parks, libraries, museums and other cultural sites.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Päiväkodin johtaja Riikka Jokela

044 4939 058

riikka.jokela@pilkepaivakodit.fi

Espoo

Ylismäenkuja 12

Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Unikko

Unikko is a nature-oriented daycare centre where children learn a positive attitude towards nature and a sustainable lifestyle. The daycare centre enjoys a lot of outdoor activities regardless of the weather. The activities emphasise exploring and wondering about various natural phenomena, regular hiking and walking in nature. Ingenuity, recycling and utilising nature's own gifts in learning and as play equipment are an important part of the daycare centre's everyday life.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Taija Väärälä

044 9022 736

taija.vaarala@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02760 Espoo

Kirstinpiha 3

Pilke Playschool Peippo

Playschool Peippo offers high-quality, child-centered early childhood education and preschool for children aged 0–6 in Suvela. At Playschool Peippo, we provide extensive bilingual early childhood education in Finnish and English in a cozy preschool environment.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Virpi Hiza

040 514 3054

virpi.hiza@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02660 Espoo

Lintukorpi 26

Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Siru

Pilke’s nature-oriented daycare centre Siru opened in the Espoo district of Lintuvaara in a new log building in August 2019. In the ecological log building, children and early childhood educators get to enjoy fresh indoor air, good acoustics and the calm, peaceful atmosphere created by solid wood elements.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Tiia Höijer-Viinikka

+358409052695

tiia.hoijer-viinikka@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02650 Espoo

Konstapelsgatan 3

Pilke Aftonstjärnan

Aftonstjärnan is a Swedish-speaking daycare centre in the Espoo district of Leppävaara. Aftonstjärnan is a small, homelike daycare centre with places for 24 children and almost 20 years of tradition in Espoo-based Swedish-speaking early childhood education and care.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Tiia Höijer-Viinikka

040 905 2695

tiia.hoijer-viinikka@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02270 Espoo

Martinniitty 7

Pilke sports-oriented daycare centre Martinmäki

Pilke’s sports-oriented daycare centre Martinmäki is located by excellent exercise facilities in the peaceful residential area of Martinmäki, Espoo. We offer high-quality child-centred early childhood education and care at a welcoming daycare centre which provides the children with a safe and calm learning environment.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Taija Väärälä

044 9022 736

taija.vaarala@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02140 Espoo

Kirvuntie 45

Pilke sports-oriented daycare centre Pupuna

Pilke Pupuna is a sports-oriented daycare centre, whose objective is to help children find the joy of exercise and adopt a sporty lifestyle. At the daycare centre, whose capacity is 50 children, all adults and children know one another, and siblings spend time close to each other.

Yhteyshenkilö:

ManagerCamilla Kuivalainen

040 4571 787

camilla.kuivalainen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02940 Espoo

Ollaksentie 21

Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Pihlajarinne

Pilke Pihlajarinne is an outsourced daycare centre located in a verdant residential area in northern Espoo by Ring III (Kehä III). The region is characterised by a village-like atmosphere, and the families often live close to the daycare centre. Nevertheless, Espoo Centre and the district of Leppävaara are easily accessible via excellent transport connections.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Camilla Kuivalainen

040 4571 787

camilla.kuivalainen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02210 Espoo

Kuunsäde 2 C

Pilke Maria Montessori

Pilke Maria Montessori is an Espoo-based private daycare centre which was established in 1985. The daycare centre provides children aged 3–6 years with high-quality early childhood education and care based on Montessori pedagogy. Depending on the child’s stage of development, two and a half years old children may also be admitted. Manager Maija Ross Puh. 045 773 48514 maija.ross@pilkepaivakodit.fi Kuunsäde 2 C 02210 Espoo

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maija Ross

045 773 48514

maija.ross@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02600 Espoo

Huvilinnanaukio 8

Pilke music-oriented private daycare centre Tuulikello

Tuulikello is a pleasant, music-oriented private daycare centre in the Espoo district of Perkkaa, close to shopping centre Sello. The daycare centre is easily accessible by bus, train or car. Tuulikello provides children with versatile early childhood education and care at an active daycare centre with 28 places for children between the ages of 10 months and 5 years.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Tiia Höijer-Viinikka

0409052695

tiia.hoijer-viinikka@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02920 Espoo

Niipperintie 33

Pilke Nallentupa

Pilke Nallentupa is located in a peaceful residential area in the Espoo district of Niipperi. We provide high-quality early childhood education and care at a homelike daycare centre, providing children with opportunities to learn and wonder fascinating things open-mindedly.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Taija Väärälä

044 9022 736

taija.vaarala@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02710 Espoo

Kahisevankuja 2

Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Sinipilvi

Sinipilvi has places for 56 children whom the daycare centre provides with a safe, unhurried and genuinely comfortable learning environment where each child is encountered as a unique individual. Children are given time to get accustomed to life at the daycare centre, to learn new things, to explore and to feel cared for.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Camilla Kuivalainen

040 4571 787

camilla.kuivalainen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02100 Espoo

Kaskenkaatajantie 5

Pilke Playschool Tapiola

Pilke Playschool Tapiola is located in Espoo Tapiola, close nature, parks, public library and museum. We are within walking distance of Urheilunpuisto metro station, providing good links to Helsinki and other areas in Espoo. Our Playschool cater to children aged 0 to 6.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maija Ross

045 773 48514

maija.ross@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02110 Espoo

Mäntyviita 6

Pilke Playschool Mäntyviita

Pilke Playschool Mäntyviita is located in Espoo Tapiola. Our curriculum follows the National Core for Early Childhood Education and Care from Finland. We make sure that your child can express their creativity and be an active participant in their learning journey with us.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maija Ross

045 773 48514

maija.ross@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02170 Espoo

Kampelatie 4

Pilke Playschool Haukilahti

Pilke Playschool Haukilahti is situated in Espoo’s Haukilahti, with excellent transport connections and close to playgrounds and nature. Playschool Haukilahti offers high-quality, child-centered early childhood education and pre-primary education in a warm and modern environment for children aged 0–6.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Riikka Kurronen

044 4937 896

riikka.kurronen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02230 Espoo

Sepetlahdentie 7

Pilke Playschool Kattimatti

Playschool Kattimatti is a bilingual (Finnish–English), international daycare located in Matinkylä, offering high-quality, child-centred early childhood education and pre-primary education for children aged 0–6.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Maija Ross

045 773 48514

maija.ross@pilkepaivakodit.fi

02320 Espoo

Kivenlahdenkatu 5 D

Pilke Playschool Merikatti

Playschool Merikatti is a small and cozy bilingual, international daycare located in Kivenlahti. We provide high-quality, child-centered early childhood education in a warm and welcoming environment for children aged 0–5.

Yhteyshenkilö:

Manager Ivika Banerjee

040 5161 796

ivika.benerjee@pilkepaivakodit.fi

Private Daycare in Espoo – Find the perfect kindergarten for your child

Explore 25 private Pilke daycares in the Espoo area. All our daycares in Espoo are located along excellent transport connections, making arrival easy even from neighboring municipalities. You can find a private Pilke daycare in most Espoo neighborhoods – Leppävaara, Laajalahti, Olari, Tapiola, Matinkylä, and Haukilahti are home to several of our daycare centres. Be sure to also check out the Pilke daycares in other residential areas, such as Westend, Suvela, or Espoonlahti!

Did you know that Espoo uses a service voucher for early childhood education, which compensates families for the cost of a private daycare? Read more about using the service voucher and how daycare fees are formed at Pilke daycares in Espoo!

Private Daycare in Espoo – Early Childhood Education with a Learning Orientation

Our private daycares in Espoo offer several different learning orientations, such as English, sports, nature, music, and Swedish. Read more about our specialized early childhood education here.

The goal of our English-language daycares, or Playschools, in Espoo is to awaken children’s linguistic curiosity towards the English language. Playschools are English-speaking daycares where the child participates in early childhood education either entirely in English or bilingually (Finnish-English). Our Playschool daycares in Espoo include: Espoonlahti, Haukilahti, Mäntyviita, Tapiola, Westend, Friisinmäki, Peippo, Kattimatti, and Merikatti. Pilke Aftonstjärnan is a Swedish-language daycare in Espoo.

There are two sports-oriented daycares in Espoo. The goal of our sports daycares (Martinmäki, Pupuna) is to help children discover the joy of movement and an active lifestyle.

In our six nature-oriented daycares in Espoo (Kaisla, Unikko, Pihlajarinne, Pioni, Siru, Sinipilvi), the emphasis is on exploring natural phenomena, regular excursions, and being active outdoors.

Our music-oriented daycare (Tuulikello) aims to spark a child’s interest in music-making, singing, and rhymes. The Montessori daycare Maria Montessori is located in Olari.

Espoo is also home to three small and cozy Murut daycares.

Learning Through Play and Gentle Interaction – Unhurried Everyday Life in a Home-like Private Daycare in Espoo

For us, quality early childhood education means learning through play and gentle interaction. In our daily work, we want to offer children not only versatile activities but also unhurried moments where we explore the world together through play and gentle conversation. We create a safe environment for the child’s growth, where an adult’s lap is always open. Read more about the Pilke way of working here.

How to Apply – The Flexibility of a Private Daycare in Espoo

When looking for a daycare spot becomes timely, explore the private Pilke daycares in Espoo using our search tool. Although there is high demand in many areas, it is often possible to get a daycare spot on very short notice. Available spots are displayed in real-time on each daycare’s webpage.

Here is how to apply for a spot in a private Pilke daycare in Espoo: Contact the daycares that interest you and agree on a visit. Once you have made your decision regarding a private Pilke daycare in Espoo, apply for the spot through our website. We will confirm a spot for your child quickly.

We are eagerly waiting for you – see you at the daycare!