Little Tots International — Helsinki

The first and only Educaring®
approach-inspired daycare in Finland.

A privately owned, internationally minded daycare in Helsinki. Caring for a small number of children aged 9 months to 5 years old with the utmost attention.

A small home in Helsinki, where every child is met with respect.
About us

A small home in Helsinki, where every child is met with respect.

LTI Daycare is a privately owned daycare company established in Helsinki, Finland in 2016. We care for a deliberately limited number of children, ensuring that every little tot receives the utmost attention from their carer.

More than an English-speaking daycare, LTI is a truly international one. Our days are shaped by the diversity and internationality of our little tots and of our staff.

No. 1stEducaring® approach-inspired daycare in Finland
2016Established in Helsinki
9 mo–5yAges we welcome
DiverseInternational Daycare
Opened in August 2016 with big smiles and warm hugs.
Our history

Opened in August 2016 with big smiles and warm hugs.

LTI Daycare opened its doors in August 2016, welcoming its first children with big smiles and warm hugs. From day one we were determined to be small, intentional, and deeply attentive.

In the years since, we've become Finland and Scandinavia's first home for the Educaring® Approach: a quiet, considered way of being with very young children.

“Respect for, and trust in, the baby — to be an initiator, an explorer, and a self-learner.”
— The Educaring® Approach, Magda Gerber
Our mission

A limited number of children. The utmost attention.

In LTI Daycare, we will always care for a small group, ensuring that every child receives full presence from their carer. Our owner and main childcare provider is a proud Educarer.

Our promise is simple: a calm, beautiful environment, slow rhythms, real conversations, and a deep respect for the child as a complete person from the very first day.

A limited number of children. The utmost attention.
The Educaring® approach

Six quiet principles that shape our days.

Respect

We treat each baby as a complete person. A worthy partner in care, conversation and decision.

Trust

We trust the child as an initiator, an explorer, and a self-learner, given time and space, they bloom.

Presence

Slow caregiving rituals: feeding, dressing, changing become the most important moments of the day.

Freedom to move

Children develop motor skills naturally, in their own time, in a safe and well-prepared environment.

Uninterrupted play

Hours of self-chosen, undirected play, the deepest form of learning a young child can have.

A truly international home

More than an English-speaking daycare with diverse children, diverse staff, and a quiet international rhythm.

The lookbook

A day at Little Tots, in pictures.

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Birthday celebration
Hands and herbs
Hands and herbs
Homecooked meals
Arts and crafts
Snack time
First friendships
Enrolment

A small place. A short list. A long conversation.

We welcome only a limited number of children each year, and every enrolment begins with a quiet conversation. Tell us a little about your family and we'll be in touch personally.

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Helsinki, Finland
Hours
Mon – Fri
07:45 – 17:00