Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Taikakumpu
Mon–Fri 6-18 (as necessary)
GroupsPeikkoset tel. 044 493 5590
Menninkäiset tel. 044 733 9918
Haltiat (preschool) tel. 044 759 1254
Manager Tiina Tenkula
tel. 040 182 7652
tiina.tenkula@pilkepaivakodit.fi
The customer fee is the same as for municipal early childhood education and care. The fee is based on the value of the service voucher and the agreed duration of care.
You apply for the daycare centre via Pilke website by filling in Pilke application for early childhood education, after which the family applies for a service voucher from the City of Hapavesi.
You can apply at any time, and you can get started quickly!
Fill in and send the application form. No attachments are required and the application is not yet binding. You can also queue your application for a day nursery.
You will be contacted within 2 working days and we will agree on how to proceed.
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.
We opened a nature day care centre in Haapavesi in January 2024
Pilke nature daycare centre Taikakumpu operates in a brand new log building in Haapavesi
Taikakumpu is a nature-focused day care centre where children learn a positive attitude towards nature and a sustainable lifestyle. The day care centre offers plenty of outdoor activities, taking into account the weather conditions.
The activities focus on exploring and admiring different natural phenomena, regular hiking and nature walks. Ingenuity, recycling and using nature’s own resources for learning and play are an important part of the day-care centre’s daily life.
Your own hut as a home base
One of the groups at the daycare is an “outdoor group”, which mainly works outdoors and is based in a friendly hut in the daycare courtyard. Outdoor life is all about being, playing and moving around in nature and in your own yard. The home group spends several hours a day outdoors and, where possible, also eats and sleeps outside in a comfortable home.
The yard provides a setting for creative play, building activities, tending the garden and chopping trees. The changing seasons and weather, and how we wonder, collect and sort them together, add a natural content to the activities. Outdoors, our senses are exercised: we hear, see, smell, feel and taste better.
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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 nature-oriented daycare centre Taikakumpu focus
Welcome to Pilke early childhood education! Tips for parents from the good day makers.
Taikakumpu is located in a sensory-friendly log building
In an ecological log daycare, children enjoy fresh indoor air, good acoustics and the peaceful and relaxed atmosphere of solid wood. A healthy and sensory-friendly environment contributes to the well-being of both children and caregivers during the day. Welcome to visit us!
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 Tiina Tenkula
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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