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Pilke Pikkuponi

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Mon–Fri 6–18 (as necessary)

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Mustangit: 040-4577153
Appaloosat: 040-4577154
Costenot: 040-4577151
Falabellat: 040-4577152
Lusitanot:  0444937356

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Our learning orientation
In language enriched early years learning, we use English alongside Finnish as a natural part of our daily routines. With the children, we explore familiar songs, rhymes, and basic concepts in English, while singing, playing, and wondering about things together. This is a warm, supportive start in a Finnish speaking environment, with familiar English moments throughout the day.
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Fees

The client fee is between €0 and €311 per month.

The fee is determined based on the value of the service voucher, which depends on the family size, income, and the child’s early childhood education hours.

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Application

Apply for a service voucher and daycare place on the website of the City of Vaasa. 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!
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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.

Pilke DaisyFamily

English language-enriched kingergarten in Pukinjärvi, Vaasa

Pilke Daycare Pikkuponi opened in January 2019 in a new building in Pukinjärvi, Vaasa. Pikkuponi provides high-quality, child-centered early childhood education in a warm and welcoming environment for children aged 0–5.

We cherish gentle, attentive interaction and create conditions where children not only learn knowledge and skills but also grow to approach the world with kindness and empathy. You are warmly welcome to visit and get to know us!

Getting Familiar with English


At our daycare, we offer language-enriched early childhood education in English, where children practice familiar songs, rhymes, and concepts together, singing and exploring them in English.

Language-enriched early childhood education is a lighter form of bilingual education. Its goals are to support language learning, motivate children, and broaden children’s language experiences. It can also serve as a stepping stone toward language-enriched programs, language immersion, or other bilingual preschool and primary education options.

Pilke Pikkuponi - Näin löydät meille!
Ratsutie 11
65230 VAASA Suomi
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Pilke Pikkuponi - Our client families' experiences

The teachers are friendly, the daycare environment is good, and there are many indoor and outdoor activities.

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Pilke day-care centre customer satisfaction survey, 2025: “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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4,5/5

At Pilke, we are driven by heart. Discover our values!

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

At Pilke, we understand that for children to enjoy learning, it has to become a part of life.

We are driven by heart. We want to see children develop their knowledge and skills, but most importantly, they develop into empathetic people with a heart for the world.

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 Katri Bergendahl-Hannuksela

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.