Mäntylä-Snellman Daycare Centre

Snellman House groups

Neulaset
tel. 044 703 5458

Peuhula
tel. 040 549 3876

Käpyset
tel. 044 703 5464

Rásit
tel. 050 597 6713 
Early childhood education and care in the Sámi language and teaching of the home language

Naavaset
tel. 044 703 5460

Kaarnaset
tel. 044 703 5534

Mäntylä House groups

Hongat
tel. 044 703 6435

Männyt
tel. 044 703 5459

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

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We organise preschool education in Männyt and Hongat groups.

Preschool education at Mäntylä-Snellman is functional; In preschool education, we learn by playing, moving, exploring and expressing ourselves. For us, joy, togetherness and friendship are important. We practice doing things ourselves, trusting our own possibilities and competence. We support, encourage and discover together. In pre-primary education, we lay the foundation for lifelong learning. 

Preschoolers participate in the planning, implementation and evaluation of activities. The activities and teaching are based on the children's previous experiences, competence, needs and interests. For us, the most important thing is the process, not the end result. 

We follow the preschool curriculum of the City of Oulu.

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Our daycare centre operates in the culturally and historically valuable children's hospital building built in 1935, i.e. the Snellman House, and in the dormitory built for hospital staff, i.e. the Mäntylä House. Our daycare centre organises early childhood education and care activities in Northern Sámi for 0–6-year-old native language children and language nest children. The yard areas are safe, spacious and versatile, and they inspire children to play and exercise. The yards are surrounded by a pine forest, which gives children experiences and opportunities to move and explore nature. 

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Our way of working is communal. We act in solidarity, thinking and acting together. Pulling together and a positive atmosphere are reflected in our daily operations and interaction. 

At the heart and goal of all activities is a healthy child. Our operations emphasise healthy and sustainable lifestyles, emotional and interaction skills and participation. Positive pedagogy and the "notice the good" principle are key factors guiding our operating culture. We encourage, encourage and guide children to experiment and learn. 

Small group pedagogy, i.e. carrying out activities in small groups, is one of our most important operating methods. This makes it possible to take into account the different needs of children and ensure that the employee is genuinely present. Being heard and learning is easier in a small group. 

We follow the City of Oulu's early childhood education plan in our operations.

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The Mäntylä-Snellman daycare centre organises early childhood education and language nest activities as well as preschool education in Northern Sámi. Our goal is to maintain and strengthen children's individual Sámi language skills and to provide children with high-quality and diverse early childhood education and pre-primary education. We utilise guided small group activities in our operations so that we can take into account children's different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Our goal is to help children have a positive attitude towards the bilingual or multilingual nature of the family and to strengthen the children's Sámi identity in the city. Our mission statement is "me as a Sámi in Oulu". In addition to the Oulu early childhood education plan, our operations are based on the Sámi early childhood education plan.  In pre-primary education, the activities are based on the City of Oulu's pre-school curriculum and goals related to Sámi culture. The Sámi language and culture are part of our everyday life. We think it is important that we also make this visible in the entire Mäntylä-Snellman daycare unit.

The home language of children who speak Sami as their native language is Sami with at least one parent. The language nest activities are intended for children who do not already know Sami.  In the language nest, the child learns the language using the language immersion method. We recommend that children participate in language nest activities under the age of 4 and spend at least 25 hours a week in early childhood education so that the activities would benefit the child's language development as much as possible.  Sámi-language early childhood education and care provides a strong foundation for the development of the Sámi language of both native Sami speakers and children participating in language nest activities. We strive for close cooperation with families and want to support families in bilingual and multilingual everyday life.

Mäntylä-Snellman beaiveruovttus ordnejuvvojit davvisámegillii árabajásgeassin- ja giellabeassedoaibma ja ovdaoahpahus. Min ulbmilin lea doalahit ja nannet mánáid individuála sámegielmáhtu ja fállat mánáide alladási ja máŋggabealat árabajásgeassima ja ovdaoahpahusa. Mánát buđaldit ja doibmet unna jovkkuin ja ná mii sáhttit váldit vuhtii mánáid iešguđetlágan giella- ja kultuvraduogážiid. Min ulbmilin lea addit mánáide positiiva gova bearraša guovtte- dahje máŋggagielatvuođas ja nannet mánáid sámi identitehta gávpogis. Min doaibmajurddan lea ”mun sápmelažžan Oulus”.  Doaimma vuođđun lea Oulu gávpoga árabajásgeassinplána lassin sámi árabajásgeassinplána. Ovdaoahpahusas doaimma vuođđun lea Oulu gávpoga ovdaoahpahusplána ja sámekultuvrii laktásan ulbmilat. Sámegiella ja sámekultuvra leat oassi min árgga. Min mielas lea dehálaš, ahte sámegiela ja –kultuvra oidnojit olles beaiveruovttus.

Eatnigielat mánát hupmet sámegiela ruovttus ainjuo nuppi vánhemiin. Giellabeassedoaibma lea oaivvilduvvon mánáide, geat eai vel máhte sámegiela. Giellabeasis mánná oahppá sámegiela giellalávguma bokte. Mii ávžžuhit, ahte mánát álggahivččet giellabeasis vuollel 4-jahkasažžan ja oassálasttášedje árbajásgeassindoibmii ainjuo 25 diimmu vahkus vai doaimmas livččii stuorimus vejolaš  ávki máná giellamáhtu ovdáneapmái. Sámegielat árabajásgeassindoaibma fállá nana vuođu sihke eatnigielat ja giellabeassemánáid giellamáhtu ovdáneapmái. Mii viggat lagas ovttasbargui bearrašiiguin ja háliidit doarjut bearrašiid sin guovtte- ja máŋggagielat árgabeaivvis.