Early Childhood Educator

This job posting is for a permanent position as an early childhood educator at Tiedonjyvän päiväkoti, part of the City of Vantaa. The daycare opened in Jokiniemi learning campus in 2021 and is located with good transport connections near Hiekkaharju and Tikkurila rail stations. The successful candidate will work in the daycare’s home base with one group of children, in a space designed for acoustics, activity differentiation, and interaction across ages. The role is part of a team of three educators; we listen to your preferences regarding the child group. The new daycare aims to build a warm, playful, and safe operating culture, with a calm, warm, and truly present learning environment. We participate in ProVaka (group-based positive pedagogy) and expect an enthusiastic approach to developing positive pedagogy. The Jokiniemi area hosts families from diverse backgrounds; openness, tolerance, and commitment are valued. If you think Vantaa could be your future workplace, please contact the daycare principal Johanna Möttönen at 0503145628 or submit your application. We offer peer mentoring support for the first work year, strong training opportunities, a safe and egalitarian work environment, opportunities to influence via the management team, and a range of employee benefits including fitness, well-being, culture allowances, lunch benefit, and transit benefits. Vantaa covers moving allowance of 1500 EUR for employees relocating from outside the immediate municipality after a six-month probation for permanent roles in early childhood education, special education, and daycare director positions. Please submit your application through our recruitment system. The recruitment process may include video interview. Application period starts 03.08.2026 12:00 and ends 20.08.2026 16:00.