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ICEC Kilo

This daycare has room
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Opening hours
Mon–Fri 7-17 (as necessary)
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Fees

The day care centre has a service voucher from the City of Espoo from 1.8.2024. Read more here!

The maximum customer fee is 361 €/month with the Espoo service voucher. The fee is affected by the value of the service voucher and the agreed duration of the day care.

The day care is part of the City of Espoo’s pilot scheme for free 20 hours per week of early childhood education for children aged 5 years. Ask the day care centre manager for more information.

 

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Daisy Family

Kodin ja päiväkodin välisenä viesti- ja tiedotuskanavanamme toimii Daisy. Viestimme Daisyn kautta mm. päiväkodin tapahtumista ja kuulumisista.

Perheet ilmoittavat Daisyn kautta mm. hoitoaikavaraukset ja poissaoloilmoitukset.

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Application

You can apply at any time and get started quickly.

  1. Apply for a service voucher from the City of Espoo
  2. 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.

Read more about the service voucher on the City of Espoo website.

Apply now!

30 years of experience in high-quality early childhood education and preschool education in English

ICEC Kilo, an English-language daycare centre, is located on Siuntiontie, surrounded by a beautiful forest. The daycare centre has space for 120 children, spacious rooms and a large park area for children. The nearby forest also serves as a learning environment for the daycare centre.

ICEC daycare centres follow the Finnish national earlychildhood education plan in an international environment.The daycare centre’s activities emphasise childrenscreativity, play, multiculturalism and participatorylearning.

Englishlanguage kindergartenenables language development

The Englishlanguage kindergarten allows children to grow up in a multicultural, international environment, which contributes to activating language development. We want to bring the English language to life by telling, showing and sharing information that is interesting to children. We streng then and encourage childrens language development through positive practices, such as games and songs. Children also like to share things, so that their own will encourages them tospeak a foreign language.

We understand different ethnic backgrounds and take cultural events into account. We celebrate many international holidays such as diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Christmas and so on.

Read more about Espoos other daycare centres: ICEC Westend

ICEC Kilo - Näin löydät meille!
Siuntiontie 3
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Contact us
My name is Marja Kemppainen and am the manager of both ICEC Kilo and ICEC Westend.

I have been part of the ICEC since 1994. I have been in management in various different role s since 1995. My background education is that of Kindergarten teacher. I have educated myself further and for many years assessed and verified a UK early years qualification. Most recently I topped up my knowledge in Children’s rights and participation from Jyväskylä University. I have also partcipated in research concerning children’s language development and cultural identit.

I grew up in South London in a multicultural and diverse community but moved back to my birth country Finland in 1987. My own background helps me to understand the development of bilingual and multilingual children.

I love to develop the creativity of children through dance and music. Children’s literature also always inspires me. The importance of these I can never talk enough of.

Kindergarten where your child learns to understand the world

Are you looking for a kindergarten for your child where they can learn multiculturalism, tolerance and equality? ICEC kindergartens combine different nationalities and cultures seamlessly; including both children and staff, there are more than40 different nationalities throughout the ICEC community. We raise children for the global world and respect differentcultures equally.

Our customers have rated us

Pilke day-care centre customer satisfaction survey, 2024: “I am satisfied with the early childhood education and care of my child” (on a scale of 1 to 5 where 5 means best).
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4,7/5

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!

Example of the daily routine at daycare

The daycare centre schedule is always designed based on its size and objectives. This routine is a general example of a day at daycare. The daycare centre manager provides further information on the routine of your daycare centre.
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6–7

Daycare centre doors open. Welcome! We start the day with a hug and have a chat. Then we gradually start to play.

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8–8.30

Breakfast

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8.30–11

Small group activities indoors and outdoors.

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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.

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n. 14.00

Snack

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14.30

Play, small group activities and outdoor activities.

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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 Marja Kemppainen

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.