Introduction/specifics

Our Kindergaten is centrally located in the city center of Limburg an der Lahn, characterized by the vibrant and open city life. Our rooms are designed to meet the children's needs and can be adapted to their individual developmental stages with little effort at any time. The Kindergarten [  daycare center ] consists of two groups, each with 25 places for children aged 2  to 6 years old. We are open Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with an early shift starting at 7:00 a.m. and a late shift until 6:00 p.m. Various childcare options are available within these opening hours. This allows parents to adapt childcare to their own work schedules and needs. In our Kindergarten [ daycare center], children are given a sense of security and safety, and their overall development is supported. The goal of our educational work is to stimulate and promote the physical, linguistic, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children. Here, we accompany the children in their individual development and help them learn how to recognize their physical needs and meet them independently. Depending on the children's developmental level, we offer them opportunities to expand their own abilities. To achieve this, we work closely with parents and families. Our educators are continually undergoing further training. This allows us to ensure a high standard of quality in our educational work. Our semi-open concept is continuously being developed and adapted to the needs of the children.

"Every child has their own pace of development. Their autonomy, individuality, and personality can flourish if they develop as independently as possible." (Emmi Pikler 1902-1984).

Rooms

The daycare center [ kindergarten ] has two group rooms, each with 25 children between the ages of two and six. The groups are equipped with small painting and handicraft corners, gymnastics elements, children's kitchens and individual building corners, role-playing corners and cuddle corners. The play material is regularly replaced to meet the individual needs of the children. The group rooms are kept simple so that the children are not exposed to too many impressions and they offer space for their own design and creativity.

The two group rooms have an adjoining changing room at their disposal, so that the professionals do not have to walk long distances with the diaper-changing children, but the children's privacy is protected. 

Opposite, even without long walking distances, is the children's pool for both groups. Here you will find toilets, a shower and a play area with a watercourse for water-related activities.

Another room next to the children's pool is a differentiation room that can be used and designed for different topics. For example, as a workroom, art studio or role playroom. On the other side of the children's pool, in a quiet area of the daycare center [ kindergarten ], is our sleeping room for the little ones. This can be used as a snoozel or relaxation room outside of bedtime. This is followed by our kitchen, which also has a separate entrance for the kitchen staff. In our in-house kitchen, our cook prepares the dishes fresh every day. The children's dining room is adjacent to the kitchen. Not only can meals be eaten here, but also small group work, such as the pre-school children, will find a place here. In front of these rooms is the entrance area, including the children's cloakrooms, so the children can put on their slippers and hang up their jackets when they arrive. 

Adjacent to the entrance area on the opposite left side to the group rooms is the gymnastics and exercise room. This can be used not only for exercise activities, but also for children's conferences, singing circles and parents' evenings. From the entrance area, there is access to the offices and staff rooms of the daycare center [ kindergarten] staff. Adjacent to these rooms is the administration of the Müze. Furthermore, there is the passageway to our multi-generational café, where we design and experience offers together with senior citizens. The multi-generational café is also used as a parents' café for our parents from the daycare center. The daycare center has a small outdoor area, which is equipped with sandpit, vehicles and various play materials. Furthermore, it is anchored in the pedagogical concept that we regularly visit the nearby Schafsberg for nature days and forest weeks and also organize excursions and excursions.

Finally, there are various rooms for the washing machine, cleaning materials, office supplies, handicraft materials and for storing various materials.

Outdoor Facilities

We have a small outdoor area that is sheltered and covered. In the outdoor area, the children can ride a scooter or bicycle, for example. There is also a sandpit and a mud table where the children can explore.

Furthermore, we have a city and forest concept. So we have fixed days and weeks on which we go into the forest but also into the city to explore it with the children and get to know our living environment.

Daily Schedule

• We start our early shift at 7:00 a.m
• From 7:30 a.m., breakfast is prepared, and the children are brought and can have breakfast
• After the individual breakfast, the children go to their regular groups. Action days or educational offers are carried out here. There is also time for free play or city and forest days take place
• In addition, singing circles and play circles take place in the course of the morning. In these, they look together to see who is there, current topics are discussed, sung and played
• Lunch is served at lunchtime. After that, the sleeping children go to sleep, and the other all-day children have a rest period. The half-day children can be picked up
• From about 2:30 p.m. there will be a snack round
• The afternoon offer begins at 2:30 p.m
• the Kindergarten [daycare center] closes at 5:30 p.m

Food

The meals of the day are very important for us to get together and to have a healthy, balanced diet. For example, we have an in-house kitchen where fresh and child-friendly food is cooked every day.

Furthermore, there will be a colorful breakfast in the morning and a varied snack for the children in the afternoon.

Throughout the day we serve water and unsweetened tea.

Overall, we pay attention to the following at mealtimes:

Balance
Childish
Sugar-free in the morning

 (fruits & vegetables)

Basics

Basics

Picture of the child

Our approach in the daycare center is the co-construction approach. This means that we see education as a social process in which children and adults actively participate and educational processes are jointly constructed by them. The focus is on today's image of the child as a social being and social interaction as a focus. The child and its environment are active at the same time and the adult is jointly responsible for good control and moderation of these interactions.

cf. Hessisches Ministerium für Soziales und Integration (ed.) 2019: Bildung von Anfang an

Employee

Team 

  Our Team is made up of different pedagogical specialists. We have educators, special education teachers, social assistants and social workers.                                                                                                                                         The team of the daycare center [Kindergaten] is made up of:
• 1 full-time management of the daycare center (Full time )
• 4 full-time educators
• 2 part-time educators
• 1 educator as a language worker, possibly an integration worker

Our team is always supplemented by interns and trainees in socio-pedagogical training.

Teamwork with parents

We consider parents to be close partners and attach great importance to transparency in our cooperation.

We want to actively involve parents through our offers.

We believe in the power of communication and use it to share information with parents.

At regular appointments such as

• Parents' evenings 
•  Parents breakfast 
•  Parent meetings
•  Parent questionnaire
•  Parents' Council
•  Observations
•  Home visits

we always enter into dialogue, answer questions and give insights into our pedagogical work.

Overview

All children between the ages of 2 and 6 who live in Limburg and districts.