Best Pre-school Education Schools Helsinki Near Me

4worldlovers: Helsinki English Montessori Preschool, established in 1993, is an English-speaking Montessori playschool in the heart of Kamppi.

Helsinki English Montessori offers daycare to 2-6-year-old children. Alongside the daycare, Helsinki English Montessori has a small preschool class for 6-year-olds in the same facility. Altogether, we have spots for 46 children at Helsinki English Montessori. We use English in our daily activities and as our language of instruction: we offer your child the possibility to learn English in a Montessori learning environment with a highly professional staff. Don’t worry if your child does not know English yet – we’ll assist him or her in transitioning from their mother tongue to English at their own pace!​

Our main goal is to provide early childhood education and care in an individual manner that supports the development of each child in our playschool. Montessori is based on the idea that children have an innate instinct to learn. Children want to learn! In Montessori schools, we help children to learn, play, and do things on their own by creating opportunities for learning and creativity. We promote respectful behavior towards others and give children room to work on their own, but we also encourage teamwork and collaboration with others. ​We have a highly professional staff that is devoted to their work and supporting the development of the children in our playschool.

Our days consist of both Montessori classroom activities and free playtime. We also have a refreshing outing in the Lastenlehto park nearby the playschool. Additional activities include music groups, physical education, field trips, library visits, as well as other fun seasonal activities, such as ice-skating and attending swimming school.

Between 3 and 6 years of age, children go through multiple sensitive periods. The term ‘sensitive period’ refers to a special phase in a child's life when the desire to learn and the ability to absorb particular skills is especially strong. This means that the early years – before entering actual school life – are an ideal time for positive learning experiences in the fields of mathematics, letters, shapes, colors, social skills, and language, among others.

Our learning environment – including the classroom, the materials used, the social setting, and the atmosphere in general – is specially designed to help children in their own learning processes. Children are encouraged to express themselves by choosing amongst the learning tasks offered by the teachers. We think it is very important that every child enjoys learning new skills: this will build self-confidence and contribute to continuous learning during the years to come.

In the classroom, children are guided and encouraged to use special learning materials and techniques. These include objects and exercises that teach practical skills needed in everyday life (from task organization and care of the environment to tying shoelaces, cleaning the table and courtesy towards others). Sensorial materials help children to learn how to order, classify and describe their sensory impressions in relations, length, width, temperature, mass, and color, etc. The math materials support children in developing their mathematical thinking through concreteness and internalizing the concepts of number, symbol, sequence, operations, and memorization of basic facts.

The role of the teachers is to motivate children in their individual learning processes. Teachers encourage children to choose tasks and activities matching the child’s ongoing sensitive period and guide them in using the learning materials with the help of the Montessori pedagogical approach. In our school the working language is English, but rather than being taught as an isolated subject, it is used as a natural tool to enhance learning in other fields. The international school spirit also contributes to learning respect for other cultures.

4worldlovers: At The English School we offer high quality hands-on learning through student-centered discovery. This is implemented with phenomenon-based learning, using real-world connections. We provide a nurturing environment, with an expectation of a high level of achievement.

4worldlovers:
For children aged 3-7 years old, based in central Helsinki. We are open at three locations: Töölö, Ruoholahti and Kamppi. Our Töölö2 kindergarten has a small number of spots for 2 year olds; as places are limited to 10, early registration is recommended. Please check our page for information about our timetable and price list.

Has been in operation for more than 40 years. Over this time, we’ve grown and we’ve watched families grow with us. Our former pupils are always welcome to visit, and often do so – just popping by the park for a chat or coming back as teenagers completing their work practices. It is important that each child leaves our kindergarten having had a great experience and that they go to school full of confidence and eagerness.

Just as the children learn from us, we learn from the children. Their ideas, thoughts and interests form the basis of our themes and topics. It’s important that they see themselves reflected and valued in the kindergarten, whether it’s seeing their art work nicely framed and displayed, or being given the chance to show their expertise in different areas. Our children have opportunities daily to speak and be heard, and to influence our practice.

You know your child best and we want to hear your opinions. At the kindergarten, we have an open doors policy: you may come to the kindergarten at any time to see how your child is doing, or to talk with the teachers. It is important that parents and teachers trust and respect each other. We work best when we work together for the benefit of your child.

The KindieDays App provides a way for parents to get a peek into their child’s life at the kindergarten. Information can be exchanged safely and easily with your child’s educators. You can view drop off and pick up times, nap times, menus and how your child has eaten on a daily basis.

4worldlovers: Montessori Community is a high-quality international Montessori school for children aged 15 months - 6 years old in Helsinki, Finland established in 2012.

Our Montessori Community feels like a cozy home - an inclusive place where children feel they belong and can thrive in their own way and at their own pace nourished by the love and support from peers and teachers.

If you are looking for a high-quality English daycare in Helsinki for your children, Montessori Community is a great option. Please contact us to start the journey!

My children have thrived during their time at the MIC. They learned useful life skills and have developed socially. I love the individualised attention, the teachers do a wonderful job working with the children on their own individual skills and learning. I loved the parent teacher conference also! They provide a unique service for children at this age.

We have been extremely pleased with the school for our 2 year old daughter. I think the Montessori system, and the team's teaching style, is great for anyone who wants their children to spend their days in a balanced mix of learning and play, with a focus on building competence and social skills to the child's own natural level.