SamSam Westerpark is located on the cultural Westergasfabriek site in Amsterdam. The Westergasfabriek area is known for its beautiful historic buildings and is a user-friendly park with a touch of elegance. Regular events take place here, where we can participate with the children, such as Cinekid, the ice skating rink, and Circus Zanzara.
We wish every child to have a SamSam!
Groups Westerpark
Baby group (10 weeks – 18 months)
The baby group is set up for children aged between 10 weeks and 18 months. At this stage, children go through important developments and we offer them space to look out into the world in peace. But also to be able to crawl or take their first steps when they are ready. There is plenty of space for babies who are lying down to safely observe the moving children from a distance. For crawling and walking babies, there are climbing and scrambling materials and a challenging kitchen corner.
Babies have a natural need to explore the world through their senses. They discover the world around them by tasting, looking, listening, smelling and feeling. Therefore, the baby groups do not work with themes, but sensomotor activities are offered here. When the baby is stimulated with different textures, sights, sounds, smells and tastes, neural connections between brain cells will develop and this develops intelligence. An environment that does not stimulate the senses creates fewer neural connections than an environment rich in sensory stimuli. Everything the baby hears, sees, touches, smells or tastes provides a foundation for future learning.
In the baby group, a maximum of 12 children are cared for by three pedagogical staff members.
Toddler group (18 months – 3 years)
In the toddler building, there are various corners and rooms set up, such as a play kitchen, building corner, green corner, number/letter corner, art space, and a light and dark room. These corners are spread across the two toddler groups. Distributed across the spaces, they occur only once, giving more depth to the corners. The children are challenged appropriate to their age and development and learn to play in small groups in a corner. Challenging corners have been created in which children can play independently.
Pre-school group (3+ years)
In the toddler building, you will find our two toddler groups and various stimulating corners and rooms, such as a play kitchen, building corner, green corner, number/letter corner, art space, and a light and dark room. All children are challenged according to their age and development, and they also learn to play together in small groups in the different corners.
Next to SamSam, there is a large outdoor play area where the children can explore freely. There are trees, bark, sand, grass, and sometimes puddles to jump in! We have conversations with the children about nature, teaching them to respect it. Nature doesn’t have to stay outside, of course; we also bring nature indoors.
