Introduction/specifics

The Christina daycare center in the Helios Clinic is a family-supplementing facility and, like the Sternschnuppe children's house, belongs to MARIAHOF in Hüfingen.                                 In a mixed-age toddler group and a kindergarten group, the children are cared for, accompanied in their development and promoted holistically. "Holistic" means an education that perceives and addresses the individual in different areas of his or her person. We pick up the child where he or she is in his or her individual development. We try to discover and develop as many abilities as possible that a child has. The child should be able to develop into his or her own personality and learn independence, decision-making skills, a sense of responsibility and community skills.

Our premises

Our bright rooms offer various possibilities to encourage the children in many ways and to stimulate their senses.                                            The room concept is divided into different focal points, offering the children a diverse and stimulating environment.

In the toddler area, the "sunshine children" can explore their environment in a protected setting.

A variety of play materials invite them to explore, investigate and discover by themselves and support the child's self-development.                                             A sleeping room is set up for the children's sleeping time.

The "flower children" are our kindergarten children who find a variety of activities in their rooms. In addition to various role-play areas, there are construction areas, a large painting table and alternating activity areas. Various table games and a cozy reading corner also invite the children to linger.                                                                                                                           Adjacent is another, smaller group room that can be used for rest or exercise, depending on the situation.

Building and construction area

In the building and construction area, the children can build, construct and experiment with a variety of materials. The various building materials are designed to enable the child to creatively explore spatial forms during play. Free building stimulates the imagination and promotes imagination.

Role play and reading corner

The materials offered in the role play area invite the children to play, to communicate with each other, to contribute creativity and ideas for play, and to make arrangements in a small group.                                                                                              In the reading corner, the children have the opportunity to look at picture books and talk to each other or listen to stories told by adults. 

Painting table

This area includes painting as well as creative work. The children can visit the painting table during free play and choose from various materials that are freely available to them at any time. Through clear structures of order, the children can set up their own workspace and clean it up again when they are finished. New materials and techniques are introduced in activities so that the children can then use them independently.

The materials offered at the workbench (outdoors in summer, inside in the cold season) encourage the children to create. They can realize their ideas with the appropriate tools and materials. The children can develop a sense of strength and precision while nailing, filing and sawing.

In the research corner (is individually redesigned e.g. to school, post office...) various mathematical materials are provided - to touch, look at, play and create, e.g. number stamps, number games, scales, geometric shapes, folding rule, thermometer, hourglass, measuring stick for body size. The children also have the opportunity to experiment with a wide variety of materials and explore the world.  

Outdoor area:

Our spacious outdoor area is available to the children at any time of the year. Here they can run, balance, jump, climb, romp and live out their joy of movement, but also simply play in and experience nature.

We are close to the forest and a farm and take advantage of our natural location as often as possible to go outside with the children.

EATING
Meals are taken together with the group at small tables decorated according to the seasons in a cozy atmosphere. The common breakfast after the morning circle at about 9:30 a.m. is brought from home. The warm lunch at about 12 o'clock is part of our concept. We are also happy to prepare parts of the meal in the groups, e.g. soup or dessert.                                                                                                                       We attach great importance to conscious, child-oriented nutrition and are also in possession of the "BeKi" certificate (conscious child nutrition), which we are constantly developing.                                                                                                                           At 3 p.m. there is a midday snack for the children, who stay with us until 5 p.m. - even if they have brought their own food from home.
We offer the children water and tea to drink throughout the day.                                We are also happy to prepare parts of the meal in the groups, e.g. soup or dessert.
DAY CURRICULUM
6:30-9 a.m.: The children are brought in at this time and immediately find their way into free play.
9:00 a.m.: Morning circle: depending on the stage of development of the children's groups, there is singing, circle games or the older children learn a few more things through projects. There are also regular morning circles for both groups.
9:30 a.m.: breakfast together
Afterwards, the children play freely with alternating projects that are offered regularly. This takes place in the group rooms or, if possible, outdoors.
12 noon: lunch in the community
afterwards rest: the toddlers go to sleep and the kindergarten children come to rest through stories or meditative exercises
Free play of the kindergarten children, preferably also in the garden
3 p.m.: Pick-up time or snack time for the children who stay until 5 p.m.

PEDAGOGICAL ASPECTS OF OUR FACILITY
The pedagogical specialists of our facility are state-approved educators and two nursery nurses. We also offer apprenticeships at our daycare center.
For quality assurance we work with Quintessenz- The system for the further development of quality in Catholic day care facilities for children in the Archdiocese of Freiburg.
In order to optimally prepare the children for their start in school, we have a cooperation with all schools that the children will attend in the future.
Children need the security that adults take care of them, protect them, encourage them and accompany them. Parents and educators work together for the good of the child. An active educational partnership between parents and kindergarten is very important to us in our facility. This includes regular discussions about the child's development, joint planning of celebrations and meetings. 

ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS
During the kindergarten year, we carry out various projects with the children. The topics arise from, for example, the season or also from the current interests and needs of the children.                                             We like to celebrate festivities with family members, e.g. grandma and grandpa afternoon, parents' breakfast, Mother's Day or summer festival.
We are also interested in our parents' opinion of our services, which is why we conduct parent surveys at regular intervals.

HOW TO FIND US
The Kita Christina is located in the Helios Clinic, opposite the facility's own playground in Titisee-Neustadt. 
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Children are admitted according to the following criteria
Heliosklinik employees' children are given preference
Siblings 
According to receipt of applications, i.e. date of application and time of start of care
Both parents or single parents work or wish to take up a job
Group situation