The ECEC centre is located on the shore of Lake Kuivasjärvi in the Kaijonharju district, close to the University of Oulu and Technology Village.
Kullervontie 5
90570 OULU
Oulu, Finland
Lemminkäiset
tel. 044 703 6894
Tellervot
tel. 050 343 1279
Joukahaiset
tel. 044 703 6896
Untamoiset
tel. 044 703 6897
Väinämöiset
tel. 044 703 6898
N.B! Communication between families and groups mainly takes place through eVaka.
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Sampola ECEC center implements English-enriched instruction in the preschool group. We organise preschool education in the Väinämöinen group.
Our operations are based on exploratory, phenomenon-based learning in nature in our diverse local environment. The learning environments in preschool education are the local nature and the built environment.
With the help of positive pedagogy, we guide children to find the joy of learning. We guide children to identify their strengths and utilise them in their own learning. Our goal is for children to develop a positive perception of themselves as learners and to adopt tools to strengthen their own learning. Positive pedagogy lays the foundation for lifelong learning.
Our ECEC center's local school is the Linnanmaa unit of Oulu Teacher Training School. We engage in diverse cooperation with the local school throughout the operating season. Our activities are guided by a cooperation plan for pedagogy for 5–8-year-olds, the aim of which is to build a uniform learning path and operating culture for the child.
We follow the preschool curriculum of the City of Oulu.
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Sampola ECEC center is located in the Kaijonharju area, near the University of Oulu. Our ECEC center is in a scenic, unique location on the shore of Lake Kuivasjärvi. We utilise local nature in our operations on a daily basis. We hike in the nearby forest and in the yard of the ECEC center, cultivate plants in our research garden, and observe and study the world around us.
Our operations are based on multidisciplinary research. We learn through unhurried interaction with each other. We support the child's natural, creative desire to learn, taking into account each child as an individual and a member of the community. We encourage children to find the joy of learning.
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Our operations are based on the Basics of the Early Childhood Education Plan (2022), the Basics of the Preschool Curriculum (2014), the unit-specific action plan of Sampola Daycare Centre and the local policies of the City of Oulu.
The starting point for our daycare centre's operations is the participation of children and families. We attach importance to cooperation with guardians. Our goal is honest and open interaction with guardians. In this way, we lay the foundation for mutual trust and good cooperation.
We support the child's growth, development, learning and well-being through positive pedagogy, utilising the child's character strengths. We practice interaction and emotional skills together in a safe atmosphere. We respect and listen to the child, taking into account each child's individual needs and interests.
We use STEAM pedagogy to guide children to grow into persistent, cooperative and courageous problem solvers.
STEAM = SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, MATHEMATICS
Our work is project-based. We explore the surrounding nature and our own hometown. We go on adventures in nature and in the yard of the daycare centre, collect the harvest from the research garden, and observe and explore the world in different ways. We guide children in different everyday situations to learn new things by wondering and experimenting, through new experiences.
Children can learn by playing, exploring, moving and through many forms of artistic experience and expression. The starting point for our pedagogical activities is an inspiring learning environment that enables children's participation, natural curiosity, exploration and new learning.
We operate according to the principles of full-time pedagogy: every everyday situation is seen as an opportunity for practice and learning. We work in small groups throughout the day.
We are a sustainable level Green Flag operator. Our Green Flag theme for the years 2025-2027 is Water.
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Our ECEC center is visited by international teaching and education professionals interested in Finnish early childhood education. In addition, we offer international students of the University of Oulu the opportunity to familiarise themselves with the pedagogical activities of our unit.
Sampola ECEC center participates in the EU-funded international Erasmus+ programme. Our staff develops their skills in international training.
In our operations, we use language-enriched pedagogy, the aim of which is to add foreign languages to the child's every day. We use English and the home languages of the children in our groups in different everyday situations on a daily basis.
Sampola ECEC center implements English-enriched instruction in the preschool group.
Sampola ECEC center operates as a research and development ECEC center for teacher education and early childhood education at the Faculty of Education and Psychology of the University of Oulu.
In our ECEC center, student teachers practice teaching at different stages of their studies. Our ECEC center is involved in various research projects, doctoral dissertations and master's theses at the University of Oulu. Sampola's ECEC center offers a diverse environment for childhood research.
