Herukka Daycare Centre

Hemulit
tel. 050 316 6879

Vilijonkat
tel. 050 597 5907

Homssut
tel. 044 703 5463

N.B! Communication between families and groups mainly takes place through eVaka.

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In our daycare centre, preschool education is provided in the Homssut group. Homssut is a group that also includes children who are not of preschool age; the age range of the children in the group is 5-6 years. The group collaborates with Pateniemi Elementary School in various ways.

We follow the preschool curriculum of the City of Oulu.

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The currant daycare centre started its operations in November 1983. The daycare centre is located north of Oulu in the Herukka district. The seashore and marina are located within walking distance of our daycare centre. In the immediate surroundings there are settlements of detached houses and terraced houses, and in the middle of these there is a lot of nature, forest and parks. We hike and take advantage of these opportunities provided by the surrounding area in our operations.

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Our mission is to provide children with a safe physical and mental growth environment. We offer children guided early childhood education activities based on plans in groups. Children have the opportunity to play independently and with others. We work in open interaction between children, parents and staff.

Play

For us, play is an important tool for learning, which is why we invest in ensuring that every child has the opportunity for long-term play and peace of play. We have a separate play day once a week, during which both guided play and spontaneous play can be done by the child.

Sustainable development

In our operations, we take into account the principles of sustainable development of the City of Oulu and, for our part, respect nature and feel responsible for our environment.

The location of our daycare centre close to nature and the sea provides good opportunities for hiking and experiencing nature.

We pay attention to the recycling of waste material. The group rooms have paper collection boxes, which are emptied together with the children and taken to the collection point. Empty cardboard packages are also collected and taken to the collection point. 

Steam pedagogy

In our work, we make extensive use of camera pen pedagogy and the equipment we use in accordance with the elements of STEAM activities. Our entire daycare centre and preschool groups operating in connection with the school participate in this joint learning module. Our kindergarten has a Steam Markerspace library room where equipment is easily available for groups to use. The space is used for research and activities, as well as for documenting projects and showcasing children's creativity and handicraft skills from projects.

In our operations, we follow the national early childhood education plan and the City of Oulu's early childhood education plan.