Introduction/specifics

"Where there are children is wonderland

Miles away and right next door,

big as the heart and small as the hand.

Where there are children, there is wonderland.

It's suddenly there, you don't have to wait.

No border, no fence, no entrance tickets.

No road, no sidewalk leads you in.

It's missing from the map. Where could it be?

It's miles away and right next door,

where no one can hear or see you,

hidden in the elder bush, as quiet as a mouse

and where the grass still grows as it pleases.

What stories do the birds sing?

What the babbling brooks have to say?

Where does the wind blow through the grass from far away

across the dandelion season?

Find your own wonderland,

big as the heart and small as the hand.

Where you can wonder and marvel,

it comes alive - your wonderland.

Fredrik Vahle

This wonderful poem by Fredrik Vahle inspired us to name our crèche.  Children are the greatest wonder of all and everyone was once a child themselves!  This means that childhood and "being allowed to be a child" are very important to us. As educational professionals, we are aware of this responsibility and want to be reliable educational companions for the children and their families.

We want to be a place for the children and their families where they feel comfortable and secure and find a second home. It is very important to us to create an environment that offers children the opportunity to develop their potential and natural curiosity for their environment. In the community with other children, they experience social interaction in which they can grow up protected and free. The educational staff are educational partners and caregivers who accompany the children step by step in their day-to-day life at the crèche.

Rooms

The Wunderland crèche is situated in a quiet location in the north of Schwabach, at Regelsbacher Straße 9a. The Schwabach hospital is in the immediate vicinity. The crèche is easy to reach by public transport as well as by car. There are numerous parking spaces available.

The crèche is embedded in an attractive residential area. O'Brien Park was created on the site of the former barracks. This makes the facility part of a diverse urban environment.

In 2013, the crèche was rebuilt in cooperation with Schwabach Hospital. There are 2 groups of 12 places each for children aged 0 to 3 years. Our spacious rooms offer the children plenty of room for a variety of play and movement opportunities. There are two bedrooms for quiet times and relaxation, which can be used as an extension of the group rooms. The spacious play corridor with its cuddly cave, book island, sofa and race track for cars is a popular meeting place for young and old. A special feature is the open design of the rooms. The kitchen, for example, is an open meeting space for shared, group-wide breakfasts and lunches. This area is also popular for parties and celebrations. The two groups can be easily connected by opening the glass door. The entrance is divided into a spacious checkroom area and a room for baby carriages.

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Daily Schedule

Our daily routine: 

7:00-8:30 a.m. Bring time

8:45 a.m. Morning circle

9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Free play time

10:45 a.m. Lunch circle

11:00 a.m. Lunch

11:45 a.m. Afternoon nap

12:00 p.m. First pick-up time

from 13:30 Second pick-up time (flexible)

14:30 Vesper

15:00 The day at the Wunderland crèche ends.

Our daily routine: 

7:00-8:30 a.m. Bring time

8:45 a.m. Morning circle

9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:30 a.m. Free play time

10:45 a.m. Lunch circle

11:00 a.m. Lunch

11:45 a.m. Afternoon nap

12:00 p.m. First pick-up time

from 13:30 Second pick-up time (flexible)

14:30 Vesper

15:00 The day at the Wunderland crèche ends.

Basics

Our main areas of support at a glance: 

Promotion of movement and motor skills: Child-orientated indoor and outdoor movement activities are very important to us. The child learns to experience their own body by testing their own motor skills and abilities. We offer a learning environment that optimises the child's physical development.                           
Promoting independence: Every child is naturally curious and enjoys learning. We offer the children a variety of opportunities to try things out for themselves and to do things independently. We enable the children to develop their everyday skills, encourage them to try things out for themselves, support them along the way and provide assistance.                                                          
Language development: Children learn a language by imitation. We are very aware of this fact and offer the children the opportunity to try out their language skills at any time. We use a variety of language opportunities in our everyday educational routine, e.g. during free play, nappy changing, in the garden, while eating, dressing and undressing. We use finger plays, rhymes, verses and songs to creatively expand their vocabulary.  

Social education: For many children, the crèche is the first place where they experience community outside of the family.  We do everything we can to ensure that they feel comfortable in this community, that they socialise and make friends, but also that they learn to take responsibility, resolve conflicts and endure frustration.                                                                            
Musical education: Music is an ever-present accompaniment at our centre. We make music every day in the morning and lunchtime circle. Together we experience what music does to us and our bodies with a wide variety of instruments or simply with our hands and feet. We sing our welcome song every day. This not only trains the children's combinatorial skills, but also lets them know who is in the group today.

Health promotion: Hygiene is important to us in order to maintain the children's health. We pay particular attention to cleanliness when changing nappies, going to the toilet, after a visit to the garden and eating. The children wash their hands regularly under supervision. We ensure that this is organised in a practical way. We offer the children sufficient exercise and a varied and diverse range of meals. Fruit and vegetables are a daily part of our menu. Learning to treat food with respect is important to us.                                                                                     
Cleanliness education: Every child has their own pace to become "clean". We support your child, but give them the time they need to become "clean" on their own. The individual stage of development of each child determines whether the child is changed or whether the use of the toilet can already be instructed.

Specifics

Our organisation AWO Kreisverband Mittelfranken-Süd e.V. introduces itself: 

Since its foundation in 1919, the Arbeiterwohlfahrt (Workers' Welfare Association), as an independent, recognised umbrella organisation of independent welfare services, has developed into a social service provider that has become indispensable in our society. It offers extensive and varied services for the youngest to the oldest people in our society.

The second largest district association of the Workers' Welfare Association in Bavaria sees its special objective in supporting families. Under the umbrella of the AWO-Kreisverband Mittelfranken Süd e.V., around 700 children receive socio-educational care in crèches, kindergartens and after-school care centres. In addition to an increased expansion of childcare in socio-educational facilities, families are also to be supported through parental education programmes and spa measures. The AWO youth organisation offers a wide range of interesting activities for young people.

The responsibility for all child day care centres in the district association lies with the Child Day Care Centres and Family Education Department. In addition to the professional pedagogical support of the management and specialist staff, the entire organisation and administration is also handled here. The provider and the Child Day Care Centres and Family Education Department are in close and continuous contact.

The mission statement of Arbeiterwohlfahrt places the following values at the centre of its social work:

Tolerance ● Justice ● Equality ● Solidarity ● Freedom

This results in the following principles for the educational work in the individual daycare centres:

            ● Fundamental acceptance of the individuality of each child with their strengths and weaknesses and practised tolerance towards different world views and denominations

            ● Creating the best possible equal opportunities for all children during care and in relation to their future

            ● Educating a sense of responsibility and solidarity towards oneself, others and one's environment

            ● Imparting an affirmative, joyful and fun liberal attitude to life

Overview

Regulations for our daycare centres

§1 Admission criteria Admission is subject to the availability of places. As a rule, children are admitted to the crèche from the age of 12 months, to the kindergarten from the age of 2 years and 6 months and to the after-school care centre when they start school. If there are not enough places available, the management decides on the order of admission according to the following criteria:  Children who already attend the centre - internal transfer (except guest children)  Siblings, taking into account the minimum admission age  Consideration of the group composition from an educational and legal point of view  Children whose legal guardians are in particular need  Proximity to home  Employment of at least one parent in one of our AWO facilities  Membership of an AWO local association Special regulations:  Younger children are only admitted to the kindergarten if all three-year-olds have been allocated a place  In the day nursery, priority is given to children in the first and second year  Children of employees of Schwabach hospital have priority in the Wunderland day nursery as part of the regular allocation of places  Children who are physically, mentally or emotionally impaired can only be admitted to the day nursery if their special needs can be met with the available resources, but without the interests of the other children being affected.  The attendance of a physically, mentally or emotionally impaired child requires a special agreement between parents and the provider before admission to the centre.