Teamwork with parents
Educational partnership with parents
Cooperation with parents and guardians takes place in many different ways at our childcare center:
Conversations with parents
Discussions between parents and teachers are an important part of our educational work. They are so important because they help us to get to know and understand the child. During the children's drop-off and pick-up times, parents and educational staff have the opportunity to exchange brief information. Suggestions and questions are also possible here. There is also always the opportunity to make an appointment for a personal meeting with the group leader.
During the course of the year, a targeted development discussion takes place. Here, the results of the development documentation are discussed, educational goals are agreed and parents' personal concerns are heard.
At the parents' request, an appointment can also be arranged at any time with the head of the childcare center.
Parents' evening
Parents' evenings are held regularly at our childcare center. On the one hand, they are intended to give parents the opportunity to get to know each other better and, on the other hand, to give parents the opportunity to better understand what is happening in the group and to get to grips with our educational work. Parents and teachers can also discuss educational topics. Parent representatives are elected on the first parents' evening at the beginning of the kindergarten year.
An information event is held for new parents before the summer vacations to inform them about the organizational and educational processes that will affect them from September.
Every year in September, there is also an in-group parents' evening to provide further information on procedures, educational work, organizational matters etc. within the group.
Depending on the parents' interests and wishes, we also invite external speakers on topics of interest to us.
Observation and cooperation
Parents are welcome to join us from the very beginning, e.g. to help with projects or to observe the day-to-day life of the group.
To ensure that planned activities are particularly successful, parents are invited to actively participate in the preparation and implementation of various projects.
There are tasks around the year in our kindergarten (e.g. gardening in the fall/spring, face painting at carnival, healthy breakfast in the spring, etc.) which are distributed among the parents at the beginning of the kindergarten year with the help of a list to sign in.
Parents' Council
The Parents' Council is a permanent link between the parents and the educational staff at our kindergarten. It is elected at the beginning of each kindergarten year during the first parents' evening for the duration of the current kindergarten year. For this purpose, two parent representatives are elected in each group of the Kinderhaus. The offices (chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary) are determined at the first parents' council meeting. Depending on requirements and activities, there are between 2 and 3 meetings a year. The Parents' Council has an advisory function, represents the interests of the parents and supports the Kinderhaus. Current topics are discussed at the meetings and celebrations are organized and planned. Parents always have the opportunity to make suggestions or requests and have the right to be informed and consulted.
Parent survey
An anonymous parent survey is handed out once a year. This gives parents the opportunity to comment on certain topics and assess our work and our facility. We are open to ideas, praise and constructive criticism. The evaluation of the survey is displayed in the entrance area of our childcare center.
Complaints options/complaints procedure/complaints management
Our childcare center is open to constructive criticism. We want to respond to problems or difficulties as quickly as possible in order to find a good solution. Parents are encouraged to always address any complaints directly to the person concerned first. If this option does not lead to the desired success, the complaint can be brought to the attention of the childcare center management. If no satisfactory solution is found here either, the parents' council and the children's house administration in the municipality (Mrs. Bux) can be consulted if it concerns organizational/administrative matters. We will then look for appropriate solutions together.
There is also a letterbox, our “feedback box”, on the stairs in the entrance area, into which you can anonymously post a written complaint, praise or other suggestions.
Information for parents
In order to provide parents with comprehensive information about our daycare center, we use a variety of information channels, both analog, in the form of letters, notices and documents, and digital via the Kita-Info-App. This app is made available to all parents at the beginning of the kindergarten year. We can use the app to provide information about the weekly schedule, various projects or activities. We can also use the app to organize inquiries about events, for example. Parents also have the option of reporting their child's illness directly via the app. The costs of this app are borne entirely by the provider.
There are also notices and notes on the pinboard in the entrance area and in front of the respective groups regarding announcements, excursions and current topics.
Parents receive a weekly review and a preview of what is planned for the coming week via the daycare info app.
Current information is also always available on our homepage www.kleine-eule-poettmes.de
You can also find all current dates and the closing schedule on our kindergarten app under Calendar and Pinboard.
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