Touhula Innopoli International, Espoo
Sirpa Lassila
Daycare Manager
Touhula Innopoli International is an English-speaking daycare located in Otaniemi, Espoo. Our daycare provides a peaceful and playful environment where fun, play, learning and kindness go hand in hand.
Our convenient location is close to Technopolis Business park, Aalto University and steps from the metro and buses. Innopoli International has superb access to the capital region and is surrounded by the beautiful landscape of Espoo.
Our educational philosophy follows closely with the Finnish curriculum and is centered around children ages 9 months to 6 years. We prioritize their individuality and consider happiness, empathy, joy and a healthy development as our ultimate purpose. We also emphasize the important of each child as an engaged, inquisitive and multi-cultural learner. We respect and celebrate the cultural heritage of our international families as well as incorporating the local traditions of Finland.
English is the main language of our Early Childhood Education and Care, and we aim at reaching high standards of English for both native speakers as well as children who have English as their second language. We incorporate language development in all our daily activities and encourage communication in English throughout the day.
We strive to be a family orientated flexible and fun place where every child is loved and welcomed. We respect the multicultural background of all our families and aim to prepare all our children to be global citizens.
Customer feedback
“Bond that my child has built up with her teachers. Healthy food as well.”
“The teachers are very good. We also value the new daily updates in the app and newsletter.”
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Touhula Innopoli International
Language
Mon–Fri 7.30–17.30 h
For the following issues, contact your daycare center manager:
• daycare places
• service agreements and related changes
• invoicing queries
• customer feedback and written comments on how we could improve our activities
Service agreements
In addition to full-day early childhood education and care, we offer a range of flexible daycare solutions to meet the various needs of families. However, there are a limited number of part-time daycare places, so please ask the Daycare Manager directly about the current situation.
Information on customer fees
The price of the early childhood education place consists of the customer fee and the deductible of the service voucher issued by the City of Espoo. The amount of the customer fee is affected by the size of the family, income and the need for care.
Our daycare centre’s customer fees are
• Full-time early childhood education,
over 25 hours per week: 50–338 € per month
• Part-time early childhood education,
max. 25 hours per week: 50–223 € per month
• Early childhood education connected to pre-primary education,
max. 25 hours per week: 50–223 € per month
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Time based contract
• Full-time early childhood education, over 25 hours per week
• Part-time early childhood education, max. 25 hours per week -
Preschool
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Preschool + daycare
• Early childhood education connected to pre-primary education, max. 25 hours / week
Apply for Early Childhood Education and Care
Ensure your place at Touhula. We fill our places in the order in which applications arrive.
The application process is as follows:
- Fill in the application(s); please remember to complete a separate application for each daycare center.
- We will contact you within a week after you send your application. In many cases, we are able to confirm a place right away.
- Please also fill in the City of Espoo’s application in the eVaKa service.
Our daycare centre uses the service voucher of City of Espoo and a customer fee determined according to income. If necessary, the family submits income information directly to the City of Espoo’s early childhood education services.
Our groups
At Touhula, we operate during the day in small groups in which each child is seen and heard as a unique individual. The childrens’ guardians also have an opportunity to be genuinely present and help fulfil their children’s needs.
The TouGo application is the primary tool for contacting the daycare centre about everyday issues concerning a child.
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Partnership in our daycare centre
Touhula’s partnerships are based on the following core values: the joy of learning, the desire to do good and making everyday life easier for families. Touhula daycare centres collaborate with several partners.
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Moomin Language School learning application
The Moomin Language School application enables children to participate in 5 to 15 minutes a day of playful language-learning exercises, created by experts for the development of all aspects of language learning. Every detail of the application has been carefully considered in order to support learning.
Teachers can adapt flexible play-session plans to the needs of their own groups. The Moomin Language School application also monitors each child’s learning in real-time reports open to both teachers and parents.
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Activities in accordance with Kide Science
Kide Science activities are science education for young children. Kide Science guides children through the wonders of everyday life through exploration, experimentation and observation. We emphasize playful learning, stories and drama in action.
The activities are based on the Vartiainen science education model developed at the University of Helsinki. Science education can be seen in all areas of Early Childhood Education and Care, from basic care routines to guided science lessons. Children learn to observe and study the phenomena of science in their own environment and the use of related concepts in everyday life. Children’s approach to science is playful and exploratory pedagogy.