Introduction/specifics

"We are an Evangelical day care center for all children"

Our house is nestled in gardens, in the middle of a residential area with many single-family houses, in the heart of Butzbach. The outdoor area invites the children to a variety of fun-moving and research. The hallway and the gym encourage the children to play with a lot of movement. In our facility there are three kindergarten and one nativity group.

In all groups, girls and boys of different ages, cultures and religions play and learn together. We see our pedagogical work as a support and complement to parental parenting work. An open and cooperative cooperation with parents is therefore an indispensable part of the success of our work and the meaningful promotion of their children.

Our offers and our goals are based on pedagogical foundations, with the help of which we carry out the care, education and education of the children. These include, first and foremost, education in the Christian spirit, in accordance with the values of the Christian faith and towards a lived, everyday religiosity of the children. We are particularly concerned about the integration of children with disabilities into the groups of our day care centre. If possible, we take into account the living situation and the needs of the children and their families.

Food

Breakfast: The children bring a healthy, balanced breakfast from home. They have the opportunity to eat this in small groups of their own choosing in the breakfast area. At regular intervals, each group offers a joint breakfast.

Lunch: All children can participate in lunch. Our cooks prepare a freshly cooked meal every day. The price for this is 3€, in addition there is a monthly staff contribution of 26€.

Snack: From Monday to Thursday, the children receive a small snack consisting of fruit, raw vegetables or small pastries around 14:30. We collect 1€ per week for this.

Basics

We work in our daycare center according to the situation-oriented approach. The aim of the approach is for children to relive, understand and work through life events and situations they have experienced in order to understand their current life and to cope with practical situations. The focus is on the experiences and adventures of the children. The children should develop and expand practical life skills, broaden their horizons of experience, further develop their independence and understand themselves as part of the environment. The children's learning should take place in an action and experience-related manner by linking the situations with the areas of life (e.g. family, technology, nature, religion).

The basic values of our institution are for us: security, tolerance, acceptance, joy, understanding, appreciation and support.

Children conquer their own world and we accompany them!

Teamwork with school

There is close cooperation with the elementary schools in Kerstadt. We work in tandem with both schools. This means that before the children start school, there are visits from teachers, taster days and joint activities with pupils.

Specifics

Religion and value orientation: We, as a Protestant daycare center, have the mission to make faith tangible for the children. Children learn to take responsibility for themselves, for others and for our earth and to act with care. The teaching of values such as love of one's neighbor, tolerance and respect are a natural part of this. We also approach learning about other religions and cultures in an age-appropriate manner. It is important to us that children experience our Christian history and the traditions associated with it.

Inclusion means in our day care center: The coexistence of different children! All children should be able to learn together regardless of individual abilities and social or cultural affiliation. Inclusion means the fundamental appreciation and acceptance of human diversity. We have more than 25 years of experience in the field of joint education of children with and without disabilities.