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A Special Day at Daycare: Our Visit to Basel Zoo
A visit to Basel Zoo became a special learning experience for the children of ValdeShamou – full of curiosity, discovery, and shared moments that support learning with all senses.

How a Childhood Memory Inspired the Name of Our Daycare…
Our founder Valerie and her sister Anikka grew up in Costa Rica with a very special pet: a little lion! 🇨🇷💛
Since they couldn’t agree on a name for him, they created a playful combination of their own names — ValdeShamou — which later became the name of our daycare.

New design, same familiar warmth. Our daycare after the expansion.
Our ValdeShamou daycare has been expanded and completely remodeled over the past few months. Now it’s even more beautiful, warmer, and more inviting than ever! 😇A place where children can

SAFETY is our top priority!
40 new reflective triangles with the KITA address will now accompany our ValdeShamou children on their way to the daycare, back home, or during outings. 🔆 Our little ones learn

Wooden toys
Wood is a renewable material and therefore environmentally friendly. Wooden models and toys can withstand so much more during playtime and are therefore more robust and durable. Often, they are

Toys made of bio plastic
Our toys are made with bioplastics. At Kita ValdeShamou we highly value these products because they are environmentally friendly and of a high quality. They offer a long-lasting, educational, and imaginative