Introduction/specifics

Our KITA is located on a property in the immediate vicinity of the Christ Church, the community center and the rectory. The catchment area covers the whole of Bad Neustadt and the surrounding area. Public transport connections are in the immediate vicinity. Due to our central location, we have short distances to the library, the market, the Saale meadows and the primary school.

We look after children from the age of one until they start school and work in accordance with the Bavarian education and upbringing plan.

The scale of values, the “heart” of the daycare center, stands on three powerful pillars:

- The first pillar includes religious education.

- The second pillar focuses on language daycare (a nationwide project) where the emphasis is primarily on making it easier for children to learn the language.

- The third pillar includes “nutrition/fresh cuisine” where the wards are taught a healthy and sustainable lifestyle.

Rooms

We offer a large entrance area, followed by a fresh kitchen and a bistro.

Our crèche consists of two large group rooms, each with an exercise/sleeping room and a shared sanitary area.

The kindergarten groups have a main group room and an adjoining room.

In the attic of the extension there is a multi-purpose room in which various activities such as language daycare, preschool, German preliminary course, parent discussions and early intervention take place. Right next to it is the large gym, which is equipped with attractive gymnastics equipment and materials.

Outdoor Facilities

The outdoor area in the regular area is divided into two areas. To get to the other area, children can access the lower part of the garden via a small staircase next to a stream. The children can drive various vehicles on a water-bound ceiling surrounded by concrete slabs. In the middle there is a wooden ship that invites you to role play. Next to a grassy hill there is a large sandpit that children can play in. There is also a climbing board on the terrace of the giraffe group. There is an opportunity to cool off at the watercourse in summer temperatures. All play equipment, slides and climbing boards, are equipped with fall protection. This way the children can safely discover their living environment and develop.

Daily Schedule

Crib:

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. drop-off time, free play time

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. breakfast time    

from around 9 a.m. Free play/offers/morning circle - taking the children's interests into account, promoting all areas of education

11:00 a.m. Lunch   

11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. pick-up time - children prepare for rest or go home with parents

11:30 a.m. rest time/nap 

2 p.m. Second pick-up time begins, snack time, free play time, small offers

4:30 p.m. Daycare closes (Friday 3:30 p.m.)    

Kindergarten:

7:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. drop-off time, free play time

8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. morning circle   

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Breakfast time   

From 9.45 a.m. small group work (offers indoors/outdoors, promotion of all areas of education, consideration of the children's interests

11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Lunch   

12.30 - 12.45 p.m. Pick-up time Children prepare for rest or go home with parents

12.30 p.m. – 1.30 p.m. Relaxation time, rest time, bedtime (according to children’s needs)

1.30 p.m. – 2 p.m. Free play time, small offers   

2 p.m. snack time

from 2 p.m. Second pick-up time begins

4.30 p.m. Kita closes (Fridays 3.30 p.m.)

Food

One of the three pillars of our work is nutrition. This means that healthy, full meals and a well-thought-out eating situation are an important part of our KITA. As part of our daily routine, the children receive a full breakfast, a warm lunch and a small snack in the afternoon. We have a self-catering kitchen and can therefore provide meals for the children throughout the day through an on-site kitchen team.

Through our participation in the Kita Catering Coaching program run by the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry, we work with experts on good nutrition for children and are constantly improving our menus.

Basics

“Everyone in the same boat”

All children are welcome in our “Noah’s Ark”, regardless of their nationality, denomination or special needs. Our daycare center should be a place of diversity.

Employee

Working in our facility:

5 educators

2 educational specialists

5 childcare workers

1 professional intern

1 SEJ intern

2 childcare interns

1 kitchen specialist

2 kitchen helpers

Qualification

- Language KITA

- Specialist in early childhood education

- Daycare catering coaching program from the Bavarian State Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Quality Assurance

- Constant reflection of the conception

- Parent surveys

- Children's surveys

- Reflection work by team members

Cooperations

see youth welfare office/counseling centers

Teamwork with school

Preliminary German course

Visits of preschool children to primary school on various occasions.

Joint parents’ evenings and parent-teacher discussions

Teamwork with parents

- Parents' council is formed

- Regular parent-teacher meetings by appointment, daily door-to-door meetings

- Settling in the new children in consultation with the parents

- 2-3 parents' evenings in the kindergarten year

Specifics

Language KITA state program because language is the key to the world.

We work with the KiKom app.

You can find our homepage at: kiga-archenoah-badneustadt.de

We also have an Instagram page at: kiga.archenoah.nes

Projects

- Religious offerings around the year

- Mini projects (according to children's interests)

- Theater AG

- Environmental professionals

- STEM projects

- KITA catering week

- Nature Week