Introduction/specifics

Children are like butterflies in the wind - some fly higher than others, but they all fly as well as they can. Don't compare them with each other, because every child is uniquely wonderful and very special."

Children are one of life's greatest gifts - so curious and imaginative, so spontaneous and often bursting with joie de vivre. Promoting their development and creating the best possible conditions for this is the aim of the two Protestant parishes in Zwieseltal: the parish of Schwabach Christophoruskirche Wolkersdorf and the parish of Schwabach Dietersdorf. In the crèche and kindergarten, we do our utmost to ensure that the children entrusted to us receive loving care, appealing rooms and guidance that promotes their strengths and developmental progress. We offer the children opportunities to develop their faith and their trust in God.

Rooms

Our daycare center is integrated into the grounds of the Schwabach-Christophoruskirche parish and is therefore located next to the church, the parish office and the parish house.

The facility is divided into the following rooms:

Kindergarten: 3 group rooms, each with 60 or 50 square meters, in which there is a children's kitchenette and various play areas. An intensive room is assigned to each group room. The checkrooms are located in the areas in front of the group rooms. The entrance area and corridor are equipped with a parent information, play and sensory wall, a food table, a library/reading corner, an experiment table and a play corner with a second level. There is also a parents' corner in the entrance area. There are also 2 washrooms with toilets, washbasins, showers and changing tables; 1 kitchen; 1 staff room; 1 gym

Each group has direct access from the group room to the garden.

The crèche (adjoining building) has 1 group room, 1 bedroom, 1 washroom and nappy-changing room, 1 kitchen, 1 staff room, 1 materials room, 1 cleaning room, a corridor area with play and sensory walls, an entrance area with parent information and checkrooms and 1 staff WC.

Outdoor Facilities

In our large outdoor area, the children have a variety of opportunities to move, play, balance and also to retreat.

All groups have direct access to the garden. Here, the children can play and run around independently during free play time. 

In our construction trailer, the children have the opportunity to work with hammers, nails and saws.

The crèche has its own garden. Here, too, the children have a wide range of activities to choose from.

Daily Schedule

 Kindergarten:

07:00 - 09:00 Bring time

07:00 - 09:30 Free breakfast

08:00 - 12:00 Free play time, targeted activities, gymnastics, garden time

12:00 p.m. 1st pick-up time

12:00 - 12:30 Lunch together

12:30 - 16:00 2nd pick-up time (individual until 16:00), free play time, afternoon snack, garden time

● Krippe:

07:00 - 09:00 Bring time

07:30 - 09:30 Free breakfast

09:30 - 11:30 Free play time, targeted activities, garden time

11:30 - 12:00 Lunch together

12:00 p.m. 1st pick-up time

12:00 - 14:00 Sleeping or resting

14:00 - 16:00 2nd pick-up time (individual until 16:00), free play time, afternoon snack

Garden time

Food

Breakfast:
Open / flexible breakfast:

In all our groups there is the so-called open or sliding breakfast. This means that the child can go to breakfast between 7:00 and 9:20 am. A breakfast table is prepared for this in each group. The child can decide for themselves when they want to eat. They get the dishes they need from the cupboard themselves and then sit down at the dining table. The child eats there (independent preparation of breakfast) until it is finished or full and thus has the opportunity to assess its own hunger and promote its independence. Afterwards, they wash their own dishes and place the glass on the respective symbol on the drinks tray. The children are regularly reminded to eat breakfast and the teachers in the groups can keep an eye on who has eaten.

Lunch:
Lunch takes place together in each group, in the kindergarten at 12:00 and in the crèche at 11:30. As a rule, the child sits down at a set table. We find a common beginning by praying together. Afterwards, the child either eats the food they have brought from home or the food ordered from the caterer.

Breakfast and lunch together are important parts of our daily routine. Mealtimes with certain rules are useful for the group process and a communal experience. The child experiences sitting at a table together with other children, cultivating table culture and thus establishing social contacts.

Mealtimes in our daycare center also offer an opportunity for health education. The child at the daycare center is involved in the preparation of the fruit and vegetable plate as well as in the preparation of breakfast together. The child learns to treat food with respect. The topic of nutrition is also addressed through projects.

Basics

Our pedagogical approach

We work in our daycare center according to the situation-oriented approach. This means that it is not us as educators who deal with all the topics that we deal with on a daily basis, but each child is a co-determiner and co-designer. Children are researchers and explorers who have lots of questions. Through targeted, intensive and attentive observation during free play time and through discussion groups, the teachers learn about a child's needs and interests, pick up on these and encourage them through targeted activities. In this way, the child experiences appreciation and feels like a valuable member of society.

Employee

14 teachers work in our daycare center.

There are three teachers in each group for the children.

The teachers regularly undergo further training. There are also in-house training courses.

In addition, a housekeeper works in the daycare center and there is a janitor and cleaning service.

The staffing ratio is based on the booking times and the number and age of the children. It corresponds to the legally prescribed framework.

Teamwork with parents

Upbringing and education begins in the family! This is where the most important foundations for a child's development are laid. Parents have the main responsibility for the upbringing and education of their child.

By attending the daycare center, new caregivers are added and an educational partnership develops between the teachers and the parents. We value the parents in their competence, take their concerns seriously and support them in all educational matters.

● This happens through

Short door-to-door conversations during drop-off and pick-up times, where important experiences or information is passed on.
Meetings with parents, which take place at an agreed time, during which the child's developmental status is explained and, if necessary, advice and referral to specialist services is provided.
Parents' evenings to inform new parents or themed parents' evenings.
Letters to parents or a pinboard on which information about activities, procedures and events is passed on.
Parent observations, in which parents spend a day with their child at the facility.
Parent surveys, which take place to ensure the quality of the daycare center.
the parents' council, with which the daycare center works closely, holds regular meetings, plans and organizes parties.

Overview

Für die Krippe zählt:

1. Wohnort (Wolkersdorf / Dietersdorf)
2. Geschwisterkinder
3. Altersmischung

Für den Kindergarten:

1. Krippenkinder, die in den Kindergarten wechseln und bis 30.09. 3 Jahre alt werden
2. Wohnort (Wolkersdorf / Dietersdorf)
3. Geschwisterkinder, die bis zum 30.09. 3 Jahre alt sind
4. Altersmischung