SamSam’s international location is in the heart of the city of Amstelveen. A unique, multilingual, childcare centre where families from all over the world meet. At this location, we speak both English and Dutch at the groups. Respect for the child’s talents and the way a child develops are important principles of our pedagogical ideas. We give every opportunity to play with paint, felt-tip pens, free materials, clay, paste, paper, materials from nature or, for example, wood. For older babies and toddlers, we provide our independent pedagogical approach, plenty of creative challenge and fine outdoor play moments.
We wish every child to have a SamSam!
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 enough space for the lying babies to watch the moving children safely and 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.
18 months – 4 years
At the toddler group, various corners are set up, such as a house corner, construction corner, green corner, number/letter corner, workshop area and a light and dark room. 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. In addition, our spacious roof garden offers an oasis of calm in the city.
Location manager
Lisa van der Post
