Daycare Director

Huvimaania RY; Vantaa; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Huvimaania RY invites an enthusiastic, development-oriented daycare director to help build a new Estonian-language daycare in Vantaa. You will shape the operational culture, create a safe, child-centered learning environment, and work with staff to ensure every child’s language, identity, and individual needs are respected.

In this pedagogical leadership role you will support staff, coordinate daily activities, and collaborate with families and partners to grow the daycare from the ground up.

Qualifications

• Qualifications for the position according to the Early Childhood Education Act.
• Experience in pedagogical leadership of early childhood education.
• Good cooperation and interaction skills.
• Interest in developing language- and culture-aware early childhood education.
• Proficiency in Finnish and willingness to work in an Estonian-language environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide pedagogical leadership of the daycare, support staff, and develop operations in cooperation with families and partners.
• Inspire the work community, organize daily activities, and create a positive atmosphere.

Skills

Pedagogical leadership

Finnish language proficiency

Interpersonal collaboration

Language and culture development

Startup leadership

Job description

Come help build a new daycare in Vantaa

We are looking for an enthusiastic and development-oriented daycare director to build a new Estonian-language daycare in Vantaa.

We offer you a unique opportunity to be involved in starting a new daycare from the ground up. You will get to design the operational culture, create a safe and child-centered learning environment, and work together with the staff to build a daycare where the child's language, identity, and individual needs are taken into account.

In your role, you will be responsible for the pedagogical leadership of the daycare, supporting the staff, and developing operations in cooperation with families and partners. We value your ability to inspire the work community, organize daily activities, and create a positive atmosphere.

We hope for:

• Qualifications for the position of daycare director according to the Early Childhood Education Act
• Experience in the pedagogical leadership of early childhood education
• Good cooperation and interaction skills
• Interest in developing language- and culture-aware early childhood education
• Proficiency in Finnish and a willingness to work in an Estonian-language environment

We offer you:

• The opportunity to influence the construction of the new daycare's operating methods
• A small and community-oriented work environment
• The opportunity to develop your own expertise and implement your own pedagogical ideas
• Meaningful work for the benefit of Estonian-speaking children and families

Our Estonian-language daycare offers children the opportunity to grow and learn in their own mother tongue within Finnish society. Important values for us are child participation, positive pedagogy, community, and engaging with families.