English Daycare and Preschool in Espoo
Albatross Daycare was established in 1998. It is a private, Finnish owned daycare, in which the working language is English. We offer daycare places for 100 children between 1 – 6 years old. Albatross attracts both Finnish and international families who would like their child to be part of an active environment. Albatross Daycare and Preschool are located in the Leppävaara area, which offers easy access to local amenities such as public transportation.
The daycare founder and owner, Eija Rolamo, received the “Entrepreneur of the year”, in 2006, for recognition of the daycare’s accomplishments.
Albatross as a Partner
Albatross is a reliable partner and takes its responsibilities as an employer and a service provider seriously. Albatross Daycare cooperates with municipalities/ local children’s health centers (neuvola) and schools. The daycare provides pedagogical support for all groups and assists families.
Opening Times
The daycare opens at 7:30 and closes at 17:00.
Albatross Daycare is open for 12 months a year but closed during weekends and on all public holidays. In July the daily opening times are a little bit shorter than normally.
Professional Staff
The daycare has staff members from all over the world, currently we have 15 different nationalities among our teaching staff. In addition to the teaching staff, the daycare also employs a pedagogical manager, a special needs teacher, a general manager and two cleaners.
With these additional staff members, we ensure that the children receive the best early childhood education possible.
Mission
Our mission is to provide quality and reliable early childhood education that meets the individual needs of each child and family in a safe and fun environment, through English.
We want to provide a place where children will be able to participate in a wide range of experiences and develop their full potential.
Daycare Groups
Preschool
How to Apply?
Albatross Daycare in Facebook
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We had our Parent’s Coffee ☕️this past week, and it was wonderful to see the parents spend time playing with their child in the home corner, with Legos, blocks and books📚
We have also been spending time playing with train tracks 🚊, musical instruments 🎼 and decorated our candy corn craft.
Outdoor, Penguins have been exploring and playing with the leaves 🍂🍁 tossing up in the air and watching cars 🚗 🚙 passing by our playground. ... See MoreSee Less
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❤️The week of preschoolers❤️
We had a great time in preschool. We have learned about forest animals 🐿️🦨🦫 as well as pets 🐕🐈⬛🦜 We talked about their footprints and homes. We have worked on some crafts related to the topic, we learned about letters and math related games. The outdoor play has been very enjoyable with colors of the leaves 🍂🍁This week, we had our parents' coffee as well, and we had a chance to show our art works to our dear parents. We enjoyed our time and look forward to our next week 🤗😍🤗😍
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