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Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Taikamaa

This daycare has room
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Opening hours
Mon—Fri 7—17 (7am—5pm) (as necessary)
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Groups
Puuhiset (1-2 y. ) tel. 040 7042863
Keikkiäiset (3-4y.) tel. 040 7042855
Faunit (5-6y.) tel. 040 7044119

Manager Anna Tasanen
tel. 040 487 5925
anna.tasanen@pilkepaivakodit.fi

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Fees

The customer fee of the daycare is affected by the allowance for private care granted by the Social Insurance Institution Kela. After the private daycare allowance, our customer fee is a maximum of €360/month. The customer fee is possibly reduced by an income-related care supplement. Check Kela’s new income limits here.

To calculate the final customer fee via the Kela pages, you need the full daycare fee. This fee, as well as additional information, you can ask from the daycare manager.

Our daycare center offers 4 hours of free early childhood education for 5-year-olds, in addition to which the city of Helsinki supports families with 5-year-olds with 160 euros per month. Ask the kindergarten manager for more information.

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Daisy Family

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.

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Application

If you wish your child to receive a place in early childhood education and care at Taikamaa, please fill Pilke’s daycare application form.

You can apply at any time, and you can get started quickly!

Fill in and submit the application form. No attachments are required and the application is not yet binding. You can also queue your application for a day care.

You will be contacted within 2 working days and we will agree on how to proceed.

Apply now!

Taikamaa is a small and cosy nature-oriented daycare centre in Ruskeasuo

Pilke Taikamaa is located by excellent transport connections on Mannerheimintie Street in the Helsinki district of Ruskeasuo. We make weekly trips to our close surroundings that include a forest and playgrounds, for example. At Taikamaa, children learn through play, exploration, hands-on activities, exercise and contemplation – together with others.

Taikamaa is a small and charming day care centre with a cosy atmosphere. We learn by playing, exploring, doing, moving and thinking – together with others. We foster gentle, present interactions and create conditions where children learn not only knowledge and skills, but also how to face the world with kindness and heart.

Excursions are part of our everyday life

A new nature focus has been introduced in Taikamaa from autumn 2024. In nature-focused early childhood education, we spend a lot of time outdoors, regardless of the weather. Nature education is reflected in our everyday life by hiking in the forest and the local environment, studying natural phenomena, learning about sustainable lifestyle goals and having a positive attitude towards nature.

The forest is a great playground for children, with almost limitless ideas and opportunities for play, movement and creativity. Experiences of nature during childhood and adolescence have a significant impact throughout human life.

 

 

Pilke nature-oriented daycare centre Taikamaa - Näin löydät meille!
Mannerheimintie 93
00270 HELSINKI Suomi
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Quality early childhood education through continuous pedagogical development

Taikamaa aims to provide quality early childhood education through educational partnerships with parents, small group activities, self-expression and enthusiastic and insightful exploration. Our approach is based on creative activities, small group and project work, and documentation using a variety of spaces and learning environments.

At Taikamaa, early childhood teachers work in a new kind of ope+ role. They strengthens the pedagogical activities of the whole daycare centre in each group of children and is responsible for the pedagogical development of the whole daycare. For more information on our new teacher role, click here.

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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4,6/5

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.

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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 Anna Tasanen

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.