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Child Day Care Services
The Lauttasaari English Playschool offers full-time daycare for children ages 3-6. Beginning pupils are not required to have earlier knowledge of English. Preschool is partly in Finnish. The goal is to support and advance a child’s growth and development, and also facilitate a natural transition to school.
At the Playschool, children become familiar with the English language in a natural and fun way, alongside play and chores. With the help of stories, rhymes, and songs, children are encouraged to use English such that their development of self-expression skills can be better observed, as well as their sense of being listened to and understood. At our Playschool, children’s inherent way of learning - by way of trying and doing - is respected.
Through the new language, children also have an opportunity to become familiar with other cultures and nationalities. The aim throughout all activities is to promote mutual respect and friendship between children.
In addition to instruction times, weekly activities include outdoor activities and games, music lessons, field trips, drawing, painting, crafts, and nature school.
Outdoor activities and hiking in nature are an integral part of our Playschool’s activities. Social skills are learned according to the principle “Let’s be friends”, with the themes “Happy faces” and “Good choices”. In various years, the programme has been adapted to our teachers’ own areas of interest and expertise, such as drama, visual arts, yoga, and digital skills instruction.
Founded in 1972, The Lauttasaari English Playschool is one of Finland’s oldest English-language day care centres.