The new Kisapuisto day-care centre opens in Etelä-Hervanta

The facilities of the new day-care centre are designed for 240 children. The facilities are spread over two floors. The building has group facilities for early childhood education and care, a service kitchen, a dining room, a sports hall, work and break facilities for staff, utility rooms and a passenger lift. The children's facilities are designed to be accessible.

The dining room and sports hall are also suitable for evening use. The Kisapuisto day-care centre is well connected to public transport, as the tram and bus run next to the building.

The project has been implemented as a rental project, where the property is leased to the City of Tampere for 20 years. 

The children's groups at the Kisapuisto day-care centre consist of the groups from the soon-to-be decommissioned Satorami and Pallopuisto day-care centres as well as five new groups. After the completion of the new building, the city has already decommissioned day-care centre in Satorami and will also decommission the day-care centre in Pallopuisto in summer 2024. 

Six small day-care centres under one roof

The new building is designed to meet the needs of early childhood education and care. The facilities are divided into six home areas, each with shareable spaces. The facilities allow for small group activities and individual attention to children. 

- It's a big building, but our concept is based on the fact that there are six small day-care centres under one roof in Kisapuisto. The idea is not that the children's social contacts should cover the whole early childhood education unit, but that the children practice interaction skills in small groups within their own home area, says Hanna-Mari Autioniemi, head of Kisapuisto's early childhood education unit.

- We place particular emphasis on supporting interpersonal, emotional and linguistic skills. Play is at the heart of our approach, promoting children's development, learning and well-being, and bringing joy to the child. We consider it important that the facilities of the unit enable long-term play supported by an adult, Autioniemi continues.

In the design, attention has also been paid to the reasonable amount of sensory stimuli and the furnishings of the building, which means that the facilities are also well suited as an operating environment for children with neuropsychiatric characteristics. 

The outdoor courtyard divided into two parts of the day-care centre is a varied and natural space. High trees and large stones allow nature to be a part of play. New play equipment offers good opportunities for practising motor skills, and high trees shade the yard in the heat of the summer.