LITTLE BIRD Portal :: Day-care center :: BRK Haus für Kinder Waldläufer :: 91785

Address	BRK Haus für Kinder Waldläufer Sportpark 3a 91785 Pleinfeld
Funding authority	BRK Kreisverband Südfranken Rothenburger Straße 33 91781 Weißenburg
E-Mail:	kita-pleinfeld@brk-suedfranken.de
Phone:	09144 3239700 (Annika Brenner)
Opening times	7:00 AM - 4:00 PM o'clock
Closing days	Unsere Schließtage variieren je nach Bildungsjahr zwischen 25-35 Tagen
Specially educational concept	nature education, Situation orientated approach, Wood-Pedagogy
Extras	Child care for physical education

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Introduction/specifics

That makes us special:

"Nature is as essential for children as good nutrition.
It is their ancestral developmental space" (Renz-Polster/Hüther 2013, p. 9).

- Nature-based education - being physically active in nature, playing with natural materials and experiencing and discovering nature with all the senses is an integral part of the daily routine
- The garden and forest are an integral part of our educational space
- Physical education - giving children the opportunity to act out their natural urge to move every day
- ESD - education for sustainable development
- setting future-oriented impulses
- Cross-group work - kindergarten and crèche
- Changing educational projects and situational activities based on the children's wishes and interests
- Preschool work adapted to the respective needs
- Recurring routines and rituals offer the children security in everyday life
- Educational partnership: The child's well-being is always the focus!
- We want to give children what they need for a stable relationship, education and development

Rooms

Our house for children Waldläufer is located in the countryside and is close to the Pleinfeld comprehensive school. The neighbouring forest is regularly used by all age groups of the facility, taking into account the concept and the needs of the children.

Our centre offers space for a total of 174 children, divided into individual areas. 2 crèche groups, 4 kindergarten groups and 2 after-school groups. Thanks to the well thought-out planning of the different areas, we are able to create a familiar atmosphere for the individual age groups.

Outdoor Facilities

Outdoor facilities:

Garden:

Arena with meadow steps
Hard court for basketball and football
Terraces in each area
Snack garden and raised beds
Forum
Relaxation spot for the schoolkids with chillnet and bench
Walkways for sitting and balancing
Construction area with stones, wood and earth for free design
Large sand lake
Wave benches
Sensory trail
Double swing
Tippi village
Tracks
Climbing areas and tunnels

Separate U3 area
Dwarf house with small slide
Wooden tippy
Sandpit with sand tables
Motor skills course
and much more.

Forest area:
We regularly take our rangers to a particular woodland area. This is located 350 metres from our building.

There we have seating, a pallet bus, an outdoor wardrobe, pieces of wood for seating and everything else that the forest provides us with as play material.

Food

Lunch

If you would like your child to receive a hot lunch, you must register with Kitafino.
It is the parent's responsibility to register their child and transfer funds to the Kitafino account. Children who do not participate in the hot lunch program must bring snacks from home.

Costs for the hot lunch can be found in our concept.

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Offered care types at Mar 27, 2025:

Kind of care	count integrated places
Krippenbetreuung für Kinder zwischen 1 - 3 Jahren	2 Places
Kindergartenbetreuung für Kinder zwischen 3 - 6 Jahren (ggf. auch früher nach Absprache)	4 Places
Der Hort ist eine eigenständige Bildungs-, Erziehungs-, und Betreuungseinrichtung und versteht sich als familienergänzende und -unterstützende Institution außerhalb der Schulzeiten.	0 Places
Altersgemischte Betreuung zwischen 2,5 - 6 Jahren	0 Places

Basics

Physical education

The urge to move is innate in children. Unfortunately, it is all too often suppressed. Instead of climbing trees, playing soccer or racing outside with friends, girls and boys in this day and age sit in front of the TV or computer. Sufficient exercise is vital for the healthy development of a child.

Exercise in the fresh air promotes physical well-being and the children's ability to concentrate and perform.

We explore nature, our garden, the forest and the surrounding area with the children every day to give them the opportunity to live out their natural urge to move, to test their limits and to understand and experience themselves and their environment with all their senses.

Specifics

Nature-oriented education

Our nature-oriented adventure daycare center gives children access to the forest and nature from an early age. The proximity to the forest, on the road "Beim Sägwerk", directly at the junction with the Schelmhecke road, enables us to make regular excursions there.

The large garden of approx. 680 square meters is a nature and adventure area for the children and invites them to run around, play, discover and explore.

The children learn to deal with the seasons and the different weather conditions, as the garden and the forest are an integral part of our educational space.

In the forest, the children can experience their environment intensively with all their senses, experiencing it as irreplaceable and vulnerable. Through this intensive experience, they develop a sense of ecological responsibility.

Education in the sense of sustainable development is of outstanding importance today. Through our nature-oriented kindergarten, we provide access to the forest and nature from an early age, as a large part of our day takes place outside in the sunshine as well as in wind and weather.