Introduction/specifics

Performance:

Our familiar, pedagogical team consists of several pedagogical staff (you can find our current team on our homepage) and a household helper, as well as other interns.

We look after up to 14 children every day from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

As well as our managing director, who supports us with our weekly fresh shopping, administrative matters and small repairs.

Our crèche is located in the center of Stadeln, a district of Fürth. It is located on a side street with little traffic and is also easy to reach by public transport.

Special features of the facility:

“There can be no great discoveries and advances as long as there is one unhappy child on earth.” (Albert Einstein)

The protection of the children entrusted to us is of great importance to us as a team, because only a “healthy” and happy child can grow to its full potential and develop into an independent and socially acceptable person. This is one of our main goals in our educational work.

Every child has the right to be able to grow up safely in the protection of the community. This results in an obligation for all of us to protect the well-being of every child and to respect the boundaries of each individual.

Our crèche is supported by the city of Fürth and the Free State of Bavaria.
 

Rooms

Our facility:

Our facility consists of age-appropriate, spacious rooms on 150 m². It offers plenty of space for playing, running around and cuddling, as well as a separate relaxation room, an intensive room for special offers, early musical education, movement construction site and offers based on Maria Montessori, as well as experiments.

Dining room/kitchen/creative corner offers plenty of space for eating and creative offerings. The child-friendly toilets and washrooms ensure that our little ones feel like adults.

Our well thought-out room concept was created in collaboration with several companies and an architect. Our many pieces of furniture and room elements made of solid wood, which create a homely feeling, can be clearly seen from the outside through our very large windows.

There is also a second level in our large group room for sliding and hiding. Some of the freely accessible, educationally valuable play material allows our children's imaginations to run wild.

Of course, there is also enough material for literature and media education. We carry out regular activities in small groups (3-4 children) in the areas of: music, movement, experiments and offers based on Maria Montessori in our intensive room.

Our outdoor area:

In addition to a large sandpit in our 50 m2 outdoor area, there is a nest swing and an imaginatively designed climbing slide facility.

These invite you to experiment with many additional extras.

In addition to plenty of sand toys and bobby cars, we also have the opportunity to do gardening in a herb snail and a raised bed.

Our outdoor area also offers space for the children's natural need for movement, but also provides targeted stimulation points. The children should be given the opportunity to train their dexterity and coordination, as well as to enjoy movement.

The aim is for all outdoor design elements to simultaneously serve as a didactic means of promoting nature and environmental awareness, as well as experiencing the beauty and practicality of our nature.

Daily Schedule

Our daily routine:

7:30 a.m.: We welcome the first children => free play time

8:30 a.m.: Breakfast together => all children should be there by then.

9:00 a.m.: Morning circle
We get in the mood for the day with songs and movement games.

9:30 a.m.: After the morning circle we start with our offers.

11:00 a.m.: We all clean up together.

11:15 a.m.: Lunch circle:
Our “almost kindergarten children” engage in factual discussions, experiments and challenging activities.
Everyone else has fun with songs, finger and movement games.

11:30 a.m.: Lunch together, freshly prepared by “Suppenlöffel-Vitalfood GmbH”.

12:00 p.m.: A round of cuddles and changing for everyone.

First pickup time: 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.

For everyone else it is bedtime: from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
(There is a lunch break until 2:30 p.m. and there are no pickups.)

2:30 p.m.: all the sleeping mice are slowly waking up.
The second variable pickup time begins.

3:00 p.m.: Would you like a little afternoon snack?

3:30 p.m.: All the crawling mice have been picked up.
...and we had another nice day and learned a lot

Food

Eat:

Our breakfast is freshly prepared by us, with fresh fruit and vegetables and bread.

On Wednesday there is always “muesli” which consists of natural yogurt, various flakes and fresh fruit.

We get our lunch from the caterer “Souplöffel-Vitalfood”, freshly prepared every day.

Around 3:00 p.m. our children receive another small “snack”, which the parents bring from home for their child. This means our children learn the routine they need in kindergarten at the same time.

Basics

The child builds up through play. Children's play is a prerequisite and driving force for their development. In it, it actively engages with its environment.

It develops its mental and physical abilities. Endurance, concentration and the willingness to make an effort are increasingly developed. Through play, he reflects on his environment and practices social skills in a playful way.

The child builds social relationships in the group, practices making agreements, being considerate of others and learning from others. The prerequisite for this is a supportive environment that reflects his living environment as well as offering space for social interaction and free but also supervised play.

Through analytical observation, the people caring for them find out which ones

Importance of certain topics, roles, objects or characters for the children.

It is the adult's job to take up these points of interest, to open up appropriate employment opportunities for the children and to carefully accompany their play.

Of course, our little ones are always there too, be it on walks or on an excursion. They are part of it and are integrated into everyday life, just like in the family.

The strong need for sleep and rest, especially initially, can be taken into account by having a separate relaxation room and taking individual rhythms into account.

As children get older, they take more active part in the events in the group. The older ones are encouraged to pay attention to our toddlers, who, stimulated by everyday group life and/or on their own initiative, begin to conquer their environment.

Most of our crawling mice sleep in our bedroom, there is always someone there for them until they fall asleep. We don't let our little ones out of our sight during bedtime.

Our almost-kindergarten children organize a new world of adventure and experience that goes beyond the family one.

The focus of the work is on play as the fundamental form of life and learning for this age group. The attempt is made, above all, with different play materials, in different play and adventure groups, alternating between free play and controlled activities, between activity and leisure, to offer the children a space of experience that allows them to actively engage with the environment in their social and social life objective requirements.

The game offerings are not primarily based on technical learning objectives, but rather

more on the children's living situations. In the one to two years we try to enable the children to do the following three points:

1. to think, act and decide responsibly for oneself (ego competence)

2.  to be able to grasp social and societal issues; Developing tolerance, respect and responsibility with others (social skills)

3.  Be able to understand the material areas of the environment and be able to make judgments and act (expertise).

In addition to acquiring skills, this is also intended to make it easier for our protégés to settle into the kindergarten world.

Teamwork with parents

We are designing our acclimatization based on a mixture of both models, with the “Munich model” being predominantly present here. We would like to emphasize the following points that seem to be most important to us:

The smooth transition of your child from the family environment to daycare is very important.
A stable relationship with a stranger can only be built gradually.
This is most likely to be guaranteed if the process of getting used to the new environment, the other children and the adults that are not yet familiar occurs slowly and under the supervision of a secure attachment figure, which is usually the parents.
In most cases, relationship building takes about 21 days,
In individual cases four weeks, for some children six days is sufficient.
Getting used to the daycare (children, routines, noises, rooms, food, etc.) presents a major challenge for everyone involved.
You can and should base your decision on how long a child needs to be accompanied or not stays in the daycare (with its environment that requires getting used to) for that long based on the child's behavior.
In addition, we discuss our guidelines with the parents or legal guardians in a detailed discussion and, if desired, give them home in writing.
For some children it makes more sense if they spend an hour in daycare in the first few days. We will ask you to come at certain times as it is easier for your child if they always encounter the same situation at first.
If you are in the group room with your child, it is best to sit in a quiet corner and just be there. If your child can already crawl or walk, allow him to go and come as he pleases. Don't pressure him into any particular behavior and keep an eye on him. If you can stand it, read or knit, then leave the care of the other children to the teachers. Just enjoy watching your child in their new surroundings!
Under no circumstances should you attempt to break up in the first three days. Even if you only want to leave the room for a short time, take your child with you. The first three days are particularly important for the child to get used to it and should not be burdened by being separated from you. The teacher will initially take a wait-and-see approach in the first few days and may only try to contact your child after some time. Be patient, she knows what she is doing and will talk to you about it.
Every child is different. We slowly get to know your child and adapt our behavior and actions to your child in order to be able to build a good relationship.
The first short attempt at separation can take place on the fourth day. You should leave the group room when the child is playing happily and does not seek comfort and security from you. It is very important that you say goodbye to the child briefly when they leave the room.
Your child's reaction to this first attempt at separation in the new environment contains important clues about the length of the adjustment period. The educator will advise you on how to proceed.
The adjustment period is complete when the teacher can comfort your child in an emergency. This doesn't have to mean that your child stops crying when you say goodbye after bringing him or her.
If your child cries when you want to leave, he is saying that he would rather have you with him in the daycare, and that is his right. However, after the adjustment period is over, the teacher will calm you down after you leave.
Remember that even if the adjustment period goes well, your child will need all of his strength and skills to familiarize himself with the new conditions. It usually takes a quarter of a year for your child to really “arrive” with us. That's why your child will go swimming with you for the first time when this time is over
At this point, we would also like to invite you to an initial parent-teacher meeting. You will receive a small questionnaire that you can fill out and bring with you to this meeting
 

Projects

We go to the playground with the children. This playground is located at the Stadeln indoor swimming pool, approx. 15 minutes from the crèche.

We also go into the forest with the children. We walk with the children over a railway bridge where the children can stand at the top of the railing to watch the trains (if one passes by at this moment).

We also go shopping with the “almost kindergarten children” at Edeka, which is just across the street. You will then receive a small cloth bag and can put things in the cloth bag and then put them on the belt at the checkout.

Overview

You can pre-register your child with us at the daycare center at any time.

Of course, you can also contact us at any time by phone, email or in person.

We would be happy to arrange an appointment for a personal registration interview or a registration interview and arrange a trial day where you have the opportunity to get to know our facility and our educational work in more detail, exchange information and clarify any questions you may have.

Description and Stations

How to get there by public transport:

From the stops "Fürth Bahnhof" and "Fürth Rathaus", which can be easily and quickly reached by subway and/or other bus lines, sometimes also by S-Bahn, you will find the stop for the two bus lines 173 and 174 . With both bus lines you can reach the bus stop “Gebrüder-Grimm-Straße” in about 15 minutes. This is located just a few minutes' walk from our daycare center on Fritz-Erler-Straße.

Coming from the direction of “Erlangen”, you can also take the bus from the S-Bahn stop “Vacher Bahnhof” to the stop “Gebrüder-Grimm-Straße” in about 5 minutes.

Return journey by public transport:

From the “Gebrüder-Grimm-Straße” stop you can reach Fürth city center in about 15 minutes by bus, lines 173 and 174. Here you have access to the subway, other bus lines or train connections in all directions.

Arrival by car:

Please enter our address in your navigation:

90765 Fürth, Gebrüder-Grimm-Straße 32.

There are sufficient parking spaces available directly in front of our daycare center.