AWO Kinderkrippe Sonnenschein

Pin facility

0,5 bis 3 Jahre

Address
AWO Kinderkrippe Sonnenschein
Am Weichselgarten 3
91058 Erlangen
Funding authority
AWO Kreisverband Erlangen Höchstadt e.V.
Michael-Vogel-Str. 26
91052 Erlangen
kita.sonnenschein@awo-erlangen.de
http://www.awo-erlangen.de
09131 9201770 (Kathrin Stahl)
Opening times7:30 AM - 4:00 PM o'clock
Closing days30 + 1 - 2 Weiterbildungstage
Foreign languages Amharic, English, Spanish, Luo, Swahili
Specially educational concept child oriented education, intercultural education, Montessori education, Emmi Pikler, Situation orientated approach
Extras Barrier-free, care with lunch, cooperation facility, flexible care, full day care

Current information

Free places for the childcare year 2024/2025

We still have a few places available for the nursery year. Please get in touch with us!

The allocation of places for the nursery year 2025/2026 is expected to take place in spring 2025.

Introduction/specifics

Welcome to our nursery!

A grey office building on the outside, colourful, loving and full of life on the inside!

That's us, our nursery has been around since 2002 and we have accompanied many children sensitively and supportively on their way. Perhaps your child will soon too?

Your child and their needs are at the centre of our attention! But who are we? We are educators who practise our profession with love, heart and passion and act professionally and expertly. Working in partnership with you as parents is very important to us. Our team consists of long-standing and new committed employees. We are very proud that each member of staff, with all their strengths and abilities, enriches our team and makes it so special.

 

Rooms

Sunshine Day Nursery - like a second home

Our nursery offers four rooms suitable for small children, which invite them to play and provide opportunities for development.

The four groups with adjoining bedrooms are on one level and are connected by a large play corridor.

Our nursery rooms

  • 4 groups for 11 / 12 toddlers from 0.6 to 3 years with various play areas.
  • Sleeping room in each group for relaxation and rest.
  • Washing and nappy-changing facilities with storage space for toiletries and a personal change of clothes.
  • Kitchenette with dishwasher in each group for preparing food etc.

Room for exercise

  • Gym 

Our gym offers the children approx. 70 square metres of space for exercise, play and fun. The gym is equipped with a climbing wall, a large soft floor mat, a ball pool and a slide suitable for small children. Furthermore, the children can train their balance on a trampoline, with stacking stones or river stones, a movement course can be created from jumping boxes and a ladder or they can race across the gym on many bobby cars and much more.

  • Large hallway for playing and running around.
  • The children can run around, ride bobby cars or play ball in the small garden.

What else is available

  • Three children's bathrooms with toilets and nappy-changing facilities.
  • Team and parents' kitchen, where parents can wait comfortably with a cup of coffee or tea during the settling-in period and also get to know other parents. Team meetings also take place here.
  • WC for staff and parents.
  • Staff room and administrator's office, where staff spend their breaks and where our administrator has set up her office.
  • Management office
  • Large entrance area that welcomes everyone.
  • Storage room for nursery trolleys, gym equipment, children's vehicles and much more.

Our equipment in the group rooms

  • Each group room has various play areas equipped with different, age-appropriate materials.
  • Three out of four group rooms have a raised play area.
  • Light-coloured, durable and toddler-friendly wooden furniture offers the children space to store, play and be creative.
  • A kitchenette with dishwasher supports the children's independence, among other things.
  • Our toys are age-appropriate, durable and versatile. 
  • Books are a natural part of our rooms. They stimulate the imagination and promote language and brain development.
  • Many other opportunities for personal development.
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Outdoor Facilities

Our outdoor area

Our outdoor area is a manageable open space. Even though it is not large, the garden is very popular with the children.

What's on offer in our garden?

  • Sun protection in spring and summer.
  • Sandpit with lots of cars and sand toys.
  • Wooden hut for resting and hiding.
  • Small settees for cosy picnics.
  • Vehicles for racing.
  • Chalk to draw on the floor.
  • Small raised children's beds for planting.

Each group also has nursery vehicles, which they can use for excursions and walks in the neighbourhood. The playground is less than 10 minutes away and invites children to play in a safe environment, and the nearby forest is also popular.


 

 

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Daily Schedule

A regular daily routine is very important for children's development. Routines and rituals convey a feeling of safety and security, they give confidence and serve as orientation in everyday life. 

We do not have fixed care and nappy-changing times; we change the children throughout the day according to their needs or take them to the potty or toilet as required.

7.30 - 8.00 a.m.        

  • Morning group for children from all four groups

7.30 - 9.30 a.m.         

  • Flexible breakfast: The children are free to decide when, how often and how much they want to have breakfast. They have time for this from 7.30 to 9.30 am.

from 8.00 a.m.

  • Division into the main groups

8.00 - 9.00 a.m.         

  • Bring time in the home groups
  • Free play time
  • breakfast

approx. 9.30 a.m.                   

  • Invitation to the morning circle - everyone is allowed, nobody has to.

9.30 - 11.00 a.m.         

  • Free play time
  • Educational projects
  • Educational programmes
  • Small group work
  • Individual work
  • Walks 
  • garden
  • Power nap for the younger children

11.15 am                   

  • Lunch together

from 12.15 pm                   

  • Pick-up time for the morning children
  • Drop-off time for the afternoon children

12.30 pm                   

  • Afternoon nap
  • Quiet time

from 14.30                   

  • Afternoon groups
  • Free play time

16.00 hrs                   

  • Our nursery closes

Food

Breakfast and snack

  • Parents bring a balanced breakfast and afternoon snack (bread, yoghurt, porridge etc.) for the children
  •  A plate of raw vegetables supplements the morning and afternoon meals.

Lunch

  • Our lunch is freshly prepared daily by our own AWO catering and delivered to us
  • Partly organic food / seasonal fresh food
  • Food without additives (flavour enhancers, colourings, preservatives...)
  • Mild, toddler-friendly dishes - sparing use of sugar and spices
  • Food groups: proteins, carbohydrates, dairy products, fruit and vegetables
  • Mainly regional vegetables and seasonal fruit
  • Intolerances, allergies, attitudes and beliefs are taken into account.

Drinks

  • Water
  • Unsweetened tea
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