INTO SCHOOL Lauttasaari - Helsingfors

Clare S.

We've been with INTO for more than three and a half years and have been extremely satisfied. The teachers have always been caring, and creative and pedagogical with their teaching, all the time nurturing proficiency in both English and Finnish. Communication has been very good, with daily and weekly updates, and the teachers have been very responsive and collaborative. We love that the children are out and about in the forest and nature almost every day.
Above all, we value the sense of community and friendship with other families - Finnish and international - nurtured by INTO with their organising of various fun family activities, as well as excursions, open to all family members.

Oytun D.

My daughter has been going to Intoschool for one year, and we are very happy. We have seen a lot of improvement in our daughter since she started. Thank you again. By the way, I saw one negative comment from one family, which surprised me. It is completely untrue and misleading; I find it very provocative.

Kristian

Our daughter has been in into daycare since August 2022 and we could not be happier. No place is perfect, but INTO has managed the problems better than 95% of other places.

In the time we have been part of the preschool, there has not been a single morning where a familiar face has not greeted our daughter when she has arrived and that is just amazing. One the the strong points of INTO is the relatively small size of the place which guarantees that all adults are well known for the kids.

I think that a biggest vote of confidence for a daycare/preschool is that you enroll a second child in and luckily we will have two our children attending into starting April 2025.

The industry is challenged by many things at the moment which are hard to avoid, but many of the criticism we see toward INTO is coming from parents with unrealistic expectations who are not even trying to find a solution.

To INTO staff, keep up the great work!

Jani L.

We’ve been with INTO for 1.5 years now with our daughter in two groups and would highly recommend the place. Staff is great and it really feels they take the kids wellbeing into consideration, also it feels all staff knows all children very well - it does not matter which of the staff is there in the morning when dropping off. They spend a lot of time in the nature nearby which is also great!

Virginie L.

Unsafe - Beware this is a marketing company

From January to September 2024, the older children were kept in a cramped 20m² room with glass walls and no ventilation, where they ate, played, and slept. The city deemed the space unfit for children due to its hazardous air circulation, yet the daycare continued to use it for months.

This daycare takes advantage of parents' concerns about the failing Finnish education system, charging premium fees for what amounts to little more than overpriced babysitting.

Despite claiming to follow a curriculum, the academic program for older children is severely lacking. They spend all of their time playing with much younger children, which stalls their academic progress and leaves them unprepared for school.

Staff turnover is high, and the staff-to-child ratios are not disclosed, raising serious concerns about the care quality and safety. Additionally, the daycare does not perform background checks on its staff, which is a significant concern for parents entrusting their children to their care.

If you plan to send your child to a private primary school, be prepared to fill in the gaps yourself—teaching essential skills like math, reading, and writing. Additionally, the teachers' English proficiency is far too low to support proper language development.

The daycare has a history of deleting negative reviews, so I fully expect this one to be erased as well.

Salla K.

Our family adores INTO SCHOOL. The teachers are amazing, and our child has thrived there. It's a warm and nurturing environment that we highly recommend!

Aada P.

INTO SCHOOL on ihan huippu paikka lapsille! Työntekijät ovat tosi taitavia ja välittäviä, ja ilmapiiri ihanan lämmin. Suosittelen lämpimästi kaikille vanhemmille, jotka etsivät päiväkotia.

Marcus

Great staff