Introduction/specifics

Surrounded by lush greenery, the daycare center is located in a low-traffic residential area in Söflingen. The spacious outdoor area, with its mature trees, allows children to experience and explore the cycle of nature throughout the year with all their senses.

The well-being of each child is at the heart of our educational work, supported by a loving and trusting relationship. A gentle transition period supported by parents is particularly important to us. We make the transition from the nursery to the preschool as seamless as possible and integrate it into daily life, so that the children can embrace the new challenges with confidence and joy.

In care groups 3 and 5, we support 40 preschoolers and 20 nursery children in their development.

Childcare Module 3 (U3/Ü3)

Monday–Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.;

Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Childcare Module 5 (U3/Ü3)

Monday–Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.;

Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Rooms

The open-concept layout allows children to play according to their own interests and desires and to explore their environment in their own way and at their own pace.

The rooms are divided into different educational zones.

In the “Color Zone,” children have the opportunity to discover artistic and creative ways of working with various materials and to express themselves creatively in different ways.

The Movement Area offers children plenty of opportunities to satisfy their diverse urge to move.

In the Building Area, children have access to ample space and a wide variety of materials in all shapes and textures, which encourage them to build and construct.

In the Games Area, children can play board games with other children at tables or try their hand at various puzzles.

In the fantasy world, children can take on different roles and explore their world through play.

In the garden world, children can have a variety of experiences with nature, including plants and animals. A range of physical activities supports the children’s motor development.

The areas of music, reading, math/logic, and science/exploration are integrated into the rooms as educational hubs.

To ensure that we meet the specific needs of children aged 1 to 3 in our daycare and that they feel comfortable here, we have designed a space specifically for this age group. The children have access to two group rooms with plenty of space for crawling, pulling themselves up, and moving around. The featured activity areas are integrated as learning stations.

Each group room has an adjoining rest room or sleeping area and a diaper-changing room.

Food

Breakfast and an afternoon snack are provided by our daycare center. We make sure to offer healthy and varied options.

Lunch is delivered fresh daily by a local provider.

At every meal, the children decide for themselves what and how much to eat. They can also choose when to eat within a time frame we set. This allows the children to eat according to their own needs.

All meals are supervised by our educational staff.

Basics

The foundations of educational work in unicipal day care centers for children are:

• The infans action concept of early childhood education
• The orientation plan for education and upbringing for daycare facilities in Baden Würrtemberg

"Children are born incredibly differently and span an enormous range with their questions and interests, which is why there must be individualized educational programs," says Wolf Singer, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. From this, it follows that sustainable educational concepts must open up their own path of learning for each child.

The city of Ulm meets these requirements and has therefor introduced the infans action concept of early education in its day care centers. The concept was developed by the infans Institute for Applied Socialization Research/Early Childhood in Berlin.

Module of the Concept:

Educational professionals observe and reflect on what is important for each individual child and which topics are currently engaging the child. These observations are documented in the child`s portfolio. From this, the educational professionals develop individual challenges for each child according to their educational interests and topics. This way, the child is supported in the learningprocess. Educational goals are developed by the Team of the day care center and integrated into pedagogical practice.The educational goals encompass the topics of cultural diversity as well as the core elements from the goal of the provider, parents and professionals.

Observations and educational goals from the basis of pedagogical work.

Detailed information can be found at www.infans.de

On the basis of the infans action concept in early education, the orientation plan is implemented at a high professional level. In the open-structured room concept the children have access to the house with all its stimulatingly designed functional rooms and educational islands. Through open access to all rooms, the children can engage specifically with their topics and interests. This provides the children with an optimal learning environment where they can experience community and develop a joy of learning.

Although the educational principles are the same in all facilities, each one has its own profile.

Description and Stations

You can reach us by taking tram line 1 to the Söflingen terminus. From there, take bus line 9 to the Maienweg stop.