Förskolan Uppfinnaren
Svensk-engelsk förskola med fokus på kultur

Preschool Uppfinnaren is located in newly built facilities in Blåsut, in southern Stockholm. The preschool is close to beautiful green areas and has access to a playground connected to the building. Uppfinnaren also has its own kitchen where meals are prepared from scratch.

Uppfinnaren is a Swedish-English preschool with both Swedish- and English-speaking educators.

We Inspire Joy and Curiosity for Language

Language is the child’s most important tool for communication, thinking, and learning. That’s why it is one of Tellusbarn’s three focus areas. At our preschool, we spark children’s joy and curiosity in acquiring a new language. We aim to empower children by creating a context where language, identity, and learning form a cohesive whole. This helps children develop their own unique identity.

As children expand their language skills, their world becomes bigger and more comprehensible.

We work with a variety of methods to support children’s language development, such as Dialogic Book Reading (DBR). This is a structured, evidence-based method for reading and discussing books. The educator leads book discussions where children actively participate in the dialogue instead of being passive listeners.

Joy of Language, Reading Aloud, and Singing

At Preschool Uppfinnaren, you’ll find an environment filled with the joy of language. All activities are based on the Swedish language, while teaching is also conducted in English.

The environment at Uppfinnaren encourages children to communicate in both languages. There are books and other materials in Swedish and English, and during singing sessions we sing in both languages.

In our daily activities at Uppfinnaren, we speak to the children in both Swedish and English – during play and in caregiving situations. The educators who work with language speak fluent English. They either have English as their mother tongue, have studied the language at university level, or have lived or studied in a country where English is spoken. Our experience shows that all children acquire both languages, regardless of the language spoken at home.