Introduction/specifics
We, that is Doreen and Uwe Nötzold, have been looking after up to 10 day care children in our house with garden in Bergfelde since 2002.
In day care, we look after children aged between 8 weeks and 3 years.
Our main focus is the loving care of each individual child with its strengths and weaknesses. We teach the children to react sensitively to the sensitivities of others. Disputes should be solved, if possible, by talking to each other or exchanging toys. We only act as mediators.
Furthermore, we educate the children to be independent, i.e. to eat, dress and wash themselves, and from around the 2nd birthday onwards we begin to teach them to be clean. We encourage the child's development in the area of fine motor skills through various handicrafts or games. We especially train the motor skills once a week in children's gymnastics.
As our family is very interested in music, our concept also supports the musical development of our day care children. In the weekly Musikgarten we sing and dance and the children make their first musical touches. Our experience shows that children learn and develop optimally with and through musical accompaniment.
The children like to look at beautifully illustrated children's literature. So we visit the children's library on the grounds of the Bergfelde primary school every month and borrow new books and games.
On warm rainy days, the children, equipped with rubber boots and weather gear, love to splash through the puddles. The adjacent forest beckons with walks and a nice picnic.
Within various projects, we conduct small experiments with common household ingredients to make the children curious about research and phenomena. If possible, the children's curiosity should grow into an interest in introducing girls to science.
We cultivate a relaxed atmosphere with the parents, from which many a friendship has grown.
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