ICEC Meilahti
The customer price of the daycare centre is affected by the private daycare allowance granted by Kela, the age of the child and the duration of care. After receiving support, our clientfee is 150–590€ / month. The clientfee will be reduced by a possibleincome–related care supplement,check Kela‘s new income limits here.
For Kela‘s calculator, ask the daycarecentre manager for the total amount of the daycare fee and other additionalinformation.
Sister discount 150 €. Our daycarecentre offers free 4–hour earlychildhood education for 5–year–olds,in addition to which the City of Helsinkisupports families of 5–year–olds withEUR 160 per month. Ask the daycarecentre manager for more information.
Our communication and informationchannel between home and daycarecentre is Daisy. Through Daisy, wecommunicate, for example, about thedaycare centre‘s events and news.Through Daisy, families report e.g. care appointments and absencenotifications.
If you wish your child to receive a placein ICEC Meilahti, please fill Pilke‘sdaycare application form.
30 years of experience in high-quality early childhood education and preschool education in English
ICEC Meilahti is a small English-language day care centre located on Kallioportaankatu with good transport connections. The kindergarten is divided into two buildings, one for children aged 1-4 and the other for pre-school age children.
The ICEC Meilahti Nursery is located at Kallioportaankatu 7 and provides early childhood education in English for children aged 1-4 years. The ICEC Meilahti Schoolroom at Kallioportaankatu 1 provides half-day pre-school education for children aged 5 to 6 from the Helsinki English School.
ICEC daycare centres follow the Finnish national earlychildhood education plan in an international environment.The daycare centre’s activities emphasise children‘screativity, play, multiculturalism and participatory learning.
English–language kindergarten enables languagedevelopment
The English–language kindergarten allows children togrow up in a multicultural, international environment, whichcontributes to activating language development. We wantto bring the English language to life by telling, showing andsharing information that is interesting to children. Westrengthen and encourage children‘s languagedevelopment through positive practices, such as gamesand songs. Children also like to share things, so that theirown will encourages them to speak a foreign language.
We understand different ethnic backgrounds and takecultural events into account. We celebrate manyinternational holidays such as diwali, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Thanksgiving, Christmas and so on.
Read more about Helsinki‘s other daycare centres: ICEC Töölö & ICEC Herttoniemi
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Kindergarten where your child learns to understand the world
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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.
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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!
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Manager Nannu Parviainen
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.