Introduction/specifics

Our single-group daycare center has space for 25 children aged 3 through school entry. We offer Care Module 2 (Over 3) as an extended care option with up to 33 hours of weekly care (excluding lunch).

It is situated in a very quiet location in the middle of a beautiful park in front of the Wiblingen Monastery and features a spacious outdoor area filled with many trees and shrubs.

In the group room, we offer the children a variety of play areas and learning stations. These include a spacious building area with various building materials, a creative corner with different colors and arts-and-crafts supplies, an experimentation corner with changing themes and experiments, and an area for fine-motor games, board games, and puzzles. In these learning areas, the children can further develop their skills and independence. Through a wide variety of materials and activities, the children are encouraged to acquire new skills and knowledge in the various educational areas. In a supportive and trusting atmosphere, we support and guide the learning and discovery process and challenge each child—in accordance with their abilities and interests—to engage in self-directed learning. 

In addition to the learning corners, our facility has a library with a large sofa and chairs, where the children can find a wide variety of picture books and non-fiction books on a wide range of topics. The children will also find a music corner there with several musical instruments.

In the entrance area, there is a hall that we use both as a movement room with activity materials and as a role-play corner.

During breakfast time, from 7:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the children can have breakfast in our separate kitchen area. Lunch is also served there and in the group room at 12:00 p.m. For this, the children bring a second snack from home.

Daily Schedule:

7:15–9:00 a.m. Drop-off and free play

9:00 a.m. Morning circle

9:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Free play indoors and in the garden

Breakfast on your own until 10:30 a.m.

Structured Activities, Projects

12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch

12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Free play, possibly closing circle

12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Pick-up time; on Fridays at 1:15 p.m.

Basics

The municipal daycare centers in Ulm operate based on the infans approach to early childhood education. The infans approach places the child, and the child's interest in quality education, upbringing, and care—as represented by the early childhood educator—at the center of attention. The Baden-Württemberg Orientation Plan for Education and Upbringing in kindergartens and other daycare centers in the state of Baden-Württemberg provides a comprehensive educational concept for education, care, and upbringing. Based on the infans approach to early childhood education, this orientation plan is implemented at a high professional level. The municipal daycare centers have opted for an "open space concept." The design of the rooms and the materials provided have a direct impact on the children's learning opportunities. In this open-structured space concept, the children have access to the entire building with all its stimulatingly designed activity rooms and learning areas. This open access to all rooms allows children to explore their topics and interests in a focused manner. The children are thus offered an environment that meets their need for orientation, security, movement, and community. Although the pedagogical principles are the same in all facilities, each facility has its own unique profile.