Introduction

The daycare centre was built between 1982 and 1983 and opened in October 1983.

It is a two-grouped kindergarten; there is both a kindergarten group and a so-called Krippengruppe. Up to 10 children, ages 1-3 years are looked after in the Krippengruppe and up to 25 children age 3 up to school age in the kindergarten group.

The kindergarten is located in the south of the city. In the immediate vicinity is a large shopping centre, the cableway, which connects the Taläcker district with the city and a vocational school with different orientations.

The kindergarten is idyllically located in the middle of a residential area next to a directly neighbouring terrace house settlement. The adapted architecture of the building to the surroundings attracted great attention in specialist circles. The construction method and the terraced architectural style were even recognized in an architecture magazine (Deutsches Bauhandwerk db 06/85)

Introduction/specifics

Rooms

Due to its hillside location, the kindergarten has two floors and very large rooms in which a lot of wood has been used.

On the lower floor is the entrance hall, in which the children can store their jackets and shoes, a group room, a kitchen, a bedroom for the young children (Krippenkinder) and a bathroom with toilettes and a shower.

A staircase leads to the upper floor.

On the upper floor is the group room for the kindergarten group, an adjoining room with an integrated children’s kitchen and bathroom with toilettes.                                                            In addition to the group room, there is a large gymnastics and exercise room. This room can also be expanded by opening a sliding door.

Outdoor Facilities

The daycare centre has two outdoor areas:

On the first level, there is a hard court with fall protection panels, mostly used by the Krippengruppe. Here the little ones can play in a sandpit, stay in the bird's nest swing or climb on the pirate ship. In addition, the children can practise driving a bobby car or tricycle.

In the upper area on the second level, there is a spacious, terraced meadow area with an octagonal sandpit, a slide, a climbing frame, a swing and a large garden house that can also be used for playing. Here the children can let off steam and play to their hearts' content.

Daily Schedule

Krippengruppe:

7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.              The arrival of the children / free breakfast / free playing time
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.            Time for activities (forest walks, gymnastics, garden, projects)

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.          2nd meal together
11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.            Children's bedtime
12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.            Free playing time and pick-up time for children
 
 

Kindergarten group:

7:30 a.m. - 09:40 a.m.            Free playing time
09:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.          Breakfast together
10:00 am - 12:00 am              Time for activities (forest walks, gymnastics, garden, projects)
12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.         2nd meal together
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.            Free playing time

When the weather is nice, we spend a lot of time in the garden.

Food

• Zum mitgebrachten Vesper wird täglich frisches Obst und Gemüse in Buffettform in beiden Gruppen angeboten.
• Sowohl das erste, als auch das zweite Vesper findet gemeinsam statt.
• Als Getränke gibt es in Krippengruppe ungesüßten Tee und Wasser.
• In der Kindergartengruppe sorgen die Eltern selbst für das Trinken. Zusätzlich bieten wir Wasser an.
• Es wird darauf geachtet, dass gesunde Getränke mitgebracht werden.
• 2 x im Monat findet Kochtag statt (Krippengruppe).
• 1 x im Monat ein gesundes Vesper oder Kochtag (Kindergartengruppe).
• Außerdem noch spezielle Kochtage -  in beiden Gruppen -  passend zu Festen, Projekten und Jahreszeiten.
• In der Kindergartengruppe werden regelmäßig die Zähne geputzt.
   

Additional Offerings

Once a week (except during school holidays) early musical education takes place in the kindergarten.

Children from the age of 3 can participate for a fee. It takes place in our facility during opening hours. Mrs Grunenberg from the Künzelsau Musikschule leads this lesson.

Cooperations

The following cooperations take place:
 

• Primary schools
• Special needs school (Brothers Grimm School)
• Speech therapy school (Erich Kästner school)
• Early intervention network
• Paediatricians
• Health Office Hohenlohe (Gesundheitsamt Hohenlohe)
• General social service Hohenlohekreis (ASD)
• Dental Health Association Hohenlohe
• Other urban day-care centres

Basics

Everything that is done in our daycare centre focuses on the child itself. The children are looked after, brought up and educated.

We accept every child as it is and respect their personality, their cultural background and religion. Everyone should feel included, comfortable and happy living with each other.

We work according to the situation-oriented approach.

This Educational concept includes the children's previous experience and is based on their interests and abilities. The educator supports the child in its learning process.             

This creates smaller and larger projects, based on the children’s interests. The aim is to develop and expand the children's self-competence and their technical and social skills to awaken as many resources as possible and to enable successful development in all areas.
 

A healthy diet, fresh air and lots of exercises are also important to us. That's why we spend a lot of time outdoors.
The children are free to use our large gym, even during playing time, to live out their urge to move.

Employee

Unser Team:

Frau Daniela Kübler - Hess        

Einrichtungsleitung/ Pädagogische Fachkraft in der Krippengruppe
(staatlich anerkannte Erzieherin)

Zusatzqualifikation: Fachwirt

Frau Julia Barbas
Pädagogische Fachkraft in der Krippengruppe
(staatlich anerkannte Erzieherin)

Frau Sabine Jaag
Pädagogische Fachkraft in der Kindergartengruppe
(staatlich anerkannte Erzieherin)

Zusatzqualifikation:

• Fachkraft für Elementarbildung

Außerdem sind bei uns in der Einrichtung immer wieder Praktikanten, die entweder vor der Berufswahl stehen oder im Rahmen ihrer Ausbildung ein Praktikum absolvieren.

Teamwork with school

After their time in Kindergarten Seestraße, most children attend the elementary school in Künzelsau.
To enable them to make the transition from kindergarten to school as smoothly as possible meetings take place between the children, the parents, the educators and a cooperation teacher.
The cooperation teacher visits the preschool children two to three times a year in kindergarten to get to know them. In addition to that, we organize a visit to the primary school that gives preschool children the first impression of life in school.

There are mutual parent discussions and support measures can be initiated together for the benefit of the child.

In the preschool year, two information evenings for parents take place at school.

Teamwork with parents

Offers for parents:

• Parents' evenings with and without external speakers
• Parent-child activities
• Festivals and celebrations (Mother´s Day / Father’s Day celebration, autumn festival, Christmas celebration etc.)
• Annual summer barbecue
   
• To inform parents about projects, activities, festivals and upcoming events we use the daycare app and parents letters.
  There are regular development conversations between the parents and the educators about the stage of development of their child.
  We have a trustful and constructive collaboration with the parents' council. This contributes the positive development of our daycare facility. Together with the parents' council, we organize a yearly cake sale at the "Globus” hardware store to earn money for additional desired purchases.

Projects

Durch unseren pädagogischen "Situationsorientierten Ansatz" entstehen durch das Beobachten der Kinder immer wieder große und kleine Projekte, die sich nach den Interessen und Themen der Kinder richten z. B.  Projekt: Tiere,  Pferde, Dinosaurier, Fahrzeuge, Prinzessin , Pirat, Ritter, Polizei, Feuerwehr  u.s.w.

Holiday Care

During the summer holidays 2020, holiday care will be offered in:

Künzelsau Kinderhaus,                                                                                                

Zollstockweg 34,

74653 Künzelsau.

Registration is possible via the Kita-Info app.

Description and Stations

The daycare centre is located in the south of the city of Künzelsau.
From Stuttgarter-Straße you drive towards the shopping centre (Kaufland) through Allee-Straße into Seestraße.
Leave the driveway to the underground car park of the shopping centre to the right and continue straight on Seestrasse.
Then drive up the second street on the right. You then come straight to the kindergarten.
City-bus stop in the Seestraße.