Daycare Centres of the AWO

1 For a good Start in Life

Herzlich Willkommen – bonjour – Healthy eating habits develop very welcome – Buenos días – salamu early. Fresh fruit and vegetables as aleikum – wa aleikum assalam! well as special menus for toddlers are part of our daily offer prepared in our This booklet provides an insight own AWOKADO kitchen. into the variety of our 18 daycare centres. Our qualified staff care for All of our daycare centres are some 1,000 children, of which 400 certified to AWO’s Tandem Model. are placed in bilingual institutions Meaning that they comply with (German-French, German-English), the requirements set out in AWO’s which are distributed all over the quality criteria and DIN EN ISO 9001. city. AWO Karlsruhe daycare centres, rely on expert and quality concepts such as bilingual education according to the immersion principle, a modern playful approach to MINT* topics, and exciting sport offers, which actively stimulate the children’s natural need Mission and Objectives for movement.

We derive our mission and objectives Current scientific findings are trans- *(mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology) from the § 22 SGB VIII, the orientation lated into modern, educational plan for daycare centres in the concepts. We stimulate and tap into Federal State of Baden-Württem­ the children’s interests through berg and from AWO’s mission themed learning topics such as statements. This legal mandate bilingual education, focuses on provides for education, training and movement and/or music, the mixing care of the child and outlines the of children with and without dis­ importance of orienting values and ability, a basic training in natural boundaries. The educational work sciences, etc. in our daycare centres is based on a cross-institutional and international understanding of education.

2 3 Corporate Childcare Opportunities in Karlsruhe

The single revenue model has run like SIEMENS, Energie Baden-Würt­ its course: An increasing number tem­berg AG (EnBW), Verkehrs­betriebe of mothers and fathers equally Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK), the Joint contribute to the revenues of a family. Research Centre – Institute for Meanwhile, many employers now Transuranium Elements, JRC-Karls­ adapt their systems by supporting ruhe, PSD-Bank Karlsruhe Neu­stadt families in bringing work and e.G., Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe family together. Their family-friendly gGmbH. There are places reserved approach and corporate daycare for the children of the staff of these systems make such employers highly corporations and institutions in attractive. This is the reason why AWO selected AWO daycare centres. Karlsruhe works with corporations

The Educational Concept

Each day offers children a variety and living together peacefully, the of learning contents and options. children are encouraged to get To them the whole world is a huge, involved, to take responsibility, unknown playground which they and to benefit from being among like to discover and unfold. In their people of different cultures. In order play, they learn to set rules for to promote mutual respect and their joint activities and experience acceptance, we offer a variety of values and boundaries. In their daily options helping to familiarise with interaction with the kids, our qualified biographical and cultural diversity, employees and management are e.g. by intercultural projects and a guided by AWO’s fundamental values culture sensitive set-up of our daily of freedom, equality, tolerance and childcare routines. solidarity. In a setting, promoting

natural acceptance of diversity

4 5 Emphases of our Educational Work

Emphases: • Structured and oriented daily routines in our facilities help the • Convey appreciation children to feel safe and to thus take full advantage of the offered • Promote social skills space for their individual • Strengthen personality development.

• Support autonomy • We allow the children to set up relationships with each other and • Seize and promote joy in with adults. In play and in real movement life they practice behaviours that they need for life. • Keep up curiosity and a sense of exploration • We encourage children to open up their world by an accepting • Accompany language learning and respectful attitude.

• We take a close look, we observe We secure the quality of educational and communicate with the processes: children. In our educational syllabus we work with the topics • We design our facilities as which are relevant for kids and challenging environments and assist them in exploring their select materials that help to themes. arouse interests and to build momentum. For more information on • We challenge physical activies and the AWO Karlsruhe, please see perceptive experiences. www.awo-karlsruhe.de • We make use of the opportunities offered by our daily routines within and outside our facilities and offer a vast space to explore the world.

6 7 AWO Daycare Centres in Karlsruhe 10 Knielingen Kindertagesstätte SieKids Villa Pusteblume (2010) 11 Grünwinkel Kindertagesstätte Bernstein (1994)

1 Innenstadt Ost 2 Innenstadt West Kindertagesstätte Kindertagesstätte am Krone (1995) Haydnplatz (2015) 12 Oberreut Kindertagesstätte Windrad (1998)

Neureut 13 Weiherfeld 3 Südstadt Ost Kindertagesstätte im Kindertagesstätte 10 Weiherwald (2011) Aufwind (2007) 14 15 8 9 Nordstadt Grötzingen

4 14 Waldstadt Südweststadt Mühlburg Kindertagesstätte 2 1 7 Rintheim Kita Polyglott (2010) les petits amis - 5 6 die kleinen Freunde (2005) 4 3 11 16 18 17 15 Hagsfeld Bulach Kindertagesstätte 12 13 Der Kleine Prinz (1994) 5 Weststadt Wolfarts- Rüppurr weier Interkulturelle Kinder­ 7 Oststadt tagesstätte Monelli Hohen- Kindertagesstätte wettersbach (1997) Mikado (2010) 16 Kindertagesstätte Grünwetters- Stupferich 6 Weststadt bach les explorateurs - Kindertagesstätte am die Entdecker (2008) Weinbrennerplatz Palmbach (1992) 8 Nordweststadt 17 Durlach Betriebskindertagesstätte Kindertagesstätte Sebold Städtisches Klinikum (2011) Klinikzwerge (2010) 18 Durlach 9 Nordweststadt Kindertagesstätte Villa Kindertagesstätte Pamina (1991) (2005)

8 9 Daycare centre Contact Opening hours Groups Emphases

1 Innenstadt Ost Kronenstraße 15 Full-day group 3 groups This facility has a sports focus and was certified Kindertagesstätte 76133 Karlsruhe 6:30 am - 5:00 pm 50 children as a mobility daycare centre in 2009 by the Sports Krone (1995) Tel.: 0721 35007-145 Age: 1 - 6 Association of the Federal State of Baden- E-Mail: kita-krone@ Württemberg e.V. awo-karlsruhe.de

2 Innenstadt West Südliche Hildapromenade 5b Early group: 4 groups This daycare centre has a bilingual focus Kindertagesstätte 76133 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 60 children (German-French) and provides a health concept am Haydnplatz Tel.: 0721 83160801 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 for children based on the Kneipp health concept. (2015) E-Mail: kita-am-haydnplatz@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm awo-karlsruhe.de

3 Südstadt Ost Elisabeth-Großwendt-Str. 12 Early group: 4 groups There are places reserved for children of employees Kindertagesstätte 76137 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 60 children of the PSD-Bank. This facility has a sports focus and Aufwind (2007) Tel.: 0721 384892-80 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 was certified as a mobility daycare centre in 2010 E-Mail: kita-aufwind@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm by the Sports Association of the Federal State of awo-karlsruhe.de Baden-Württemberg.

4 Südweststadt Welfenstraße 30a Full-day group: 3 groups The daycare centre has a bilingual focus Kindertagesstätte 76137 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 5:30 pm 45 children (German-French). Special sports and activities are les petits amis - Tel.: 0721 81989315 Age: 1 - 6 provided in close cooperation with a sports club. die kleinen kita-die-kleinen-freunde@ Freunde (2005) awo-karlsruhe.de

5 Weststadt Schillerstraße 41 Full-day group: 2 groups The institutions’ educational focus is an intercultural Interkulturelle 76135 Karlsruhe 6:30 am - 5:00 pm 40 children attitude; openness and tolerance characterize the Kinder­tagesstätte Tel.: 0721 841020 Age: 3 - 6 daily routine in this daycare centre. Monelli (1997) E-Mail: kita-monelli@ awo-karlsruhe.de

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6 Weststadt Kriegsstraße 141 Early group: 4 groups The educational work is based on the “infans” Kindertagesstätte 76135 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 72 children concept. This daycare centre is certified as “House am Weinbrenner- Tel.: 0721 826221 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 of the small researchers“. platz (1992) kita-weinbrennerplatz@ 6:30 am - 5:00 pm awo-karlsruhe.de

7 Oststadt Theodor-Rehbock-Str. 2 Early group: 4 groups There are places reserved for the children of Kindertagesstätte 76131 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 55 children employees of the Energie Baden-Württemberg AG Mikado (2010) Tel.: 0721 4769-674 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 (EnBW) and the Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH E-Mail: kita-mikado@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm (VBK). The daycare centre has a bilingual awo-karlsruhe.de (German-French) and a natural sciences focus.

8 Nordweststadt Kussmaulstr. 1 Full-day group: 4 groups These places are exclusively reserved for the children Betriebskinder­ 76187 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 5:30 pm 56 children of employees of the Städtische Klinikum. The tagesstätte Tel.: 0721 750993-27 Off-peak times: Age: 2 months educational work is based on the “infans” concept. Städtisches E-Mail: kita-klinikzwerge@ 5:45 am - 7:00 am - 6 years Special sports and activities are provided in close Klinikum Klinik- awo-karlsruhe.de 5:30 pm - 9:15 pm cooperation with a sports club. zwerge (2010)

9 Nordweststadt Hertzstraße 21b Full day care group: 5 groups There are places reserved for children of employees Kindertagesstätte 76187 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 5:30 pm 76 children of the Siemens AG. The daycare centre has a bilingual Pamina (2005) Tel.: 0721 4767802 Age: 1 - 6 focus (German-French) and in addition offers daily E-Mail: kita-pamina@ physical activities in cooperation with the Siemens awo-karlsruhe.de Sports Club (activity daycare centre).

10 Knielingen G.-Braun-Str. 16 Early group: 6 groups There are places reserved for children of employees Kindertagesstätte 76187 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 83 children of the Siemens AG. The daycare centre has a bilingual SieKids Villa Tel: 0721 53169797 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 concept (German-French) and works with scientific Pusteblume kita-villa-pusteblume@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm topics. (2010) awo-karlsruhe.de

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11 Grünwinkel Bernstein 4a/b Early group: 2 groups The daycare centre has been honoured as mobility Kindertagesstätte 76189 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 42 children friendly institution and was certified as a mobility Bernstein (1994) Tel.: 0721 503377 full-day group: Age: 3 - 6 daycare centre in 2013 by the Sports Association of E-Mail: kita-bernstein@ 6:30 am - 5:00 pm the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg. awo-karlsruhe.de

12 Oberreut Elisabeth-von-Thadden-Str. 32 Early group: 3 groups Special sports and activities are provided in close Kindertagesstätte 76189 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 47 children cooperation with a sports club. Windrad (1998) Tel.: 0721 9863799 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 E-Mail: kita-windrad@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm awo-karlsruhe.de

13 Weiherfeld Gottlob-Schreber-Weg 31 Early group: 3 groups One focus of this daycare centre is its inclusive form Kindertagesstätte 76199 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 42 children of education and care for children with and without im Weiherwald Tel.: 0721 1833609-0 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 disability and its intensive cooperation with the (2011) E-Mail: kita-weiherwald@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm neighbouring preschool (Schulkindergarten an der awo-karlsruhe.de Alb). The orientation plan Baden-Württemberg is implemented through the educational concept of the learning stories by Margaret Carr.

14 Waldstadt Albert-Schweitzer-Str. 1a Full-day group: 4 groups There are places reserved for children of the Kita Polyglott 76139 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 5:30 pm 40 children employees of the Joint Research Centre – Institute (2010) Tel.: 0721 680692510 Age: 2 months - for Transuranium Elements (JRC Karlsruhe). Its focus E-Mail: kita-polyglott@ 3.5 years is bilingual education, development and care in two awo-karlsruhe.de German-English and two German-French groups in close cooperation with the neighbouring European School.

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15 Hagsfeld Beuthenerstr. 40 Early group: 4 groups Focuses of the educational work are sensory and Kindertagesstätte 76139 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 72 children perceptual development as well as the promotion of Der Kleine Prinz Tel.: 0721 686864 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 language learning and physical activity. (1994) E-Mail: kita-kleinerprinz@ 6:30 am - 5:00 pm awo-karlsruhe.de

16 Durlach An der RaumFabrik 8 Early group: 6 groups One focus of this daycare centre is its inclusive form Kindertagesstätte 76227 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 88 children of education and care for children with and without les explorateurs Tel.: 0721 4647107–10 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 disability. The daycare centre has a bilingual concept - die Entdecker kita-les-explorateurs@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm (German-French) and works with scientific topics. (2008) awo-karlsruhe.de In July 2014 this daycare centre received a certificate as “House of the small researchers”.

17 Durlach Seboldstr. 3 Early group: 2 groups This daycare centre focuses on singing and music Kindertagesstätte 76227 Karlsruhe 7:00 am - 1:30 pm, 35 children and closely cooperates with the daycare centre Villa. Sebold (2011) Tel.: 0721 89312660 full-day group: Age: 1 - 6 E-Mail: kita-sebold@ 7:00 am - 5:30 pm awo-karlsruhe.de

18 Durlach Weiherstraße 1c Full-day group: 4 groups This daycare centre focuses on singing and music and Kindertagesstätte 76227 Karlsruhe 6:30 am - 5:00 pm 70 children received the “Felix” award from the German Choir Villa (1991) Tel.: 0721 407460 Off-peak times: Age: 1 - 6 Association for its exemplary commitment to music E-Mail: kita-villa@ 5:00 pm - 6.00 pm in 2007. awo-karlsruhe.de

16 17 Cooperation Partners

The daycare centres Aufwind, Bernstein and Krone are certified as mobility daycare centres by the Sports Association of the Federal State of Baden- Württemberg. AWO in

All daycare facilities receive funds • Kita Pamina from the city of Karlsruhe. • Kita Mikado The socio-ethical pillars and the still Welfare (AWO)” within her SPD The daycare centres on the right • Kita Windrad valid principles of AWO are based (Social Democratic Party) in 1919. received funds from the Federal on a turbulent past: After World War I This eventually led to the foundation • Kita Klinikzwerge Investment Programme “Child Day­ Germany was destroyed and in of the AWO, which has since care Funding” 2013-2014. • Kita SieKids Villa Pusteblume social and economic ruin. Millions developed into a socio-politically of people were in need. It was in active member­ship and service • Kita Polyglott this situation that the social organization. It takes its basic values • Kita Sebold democrat Marie Juchacz founded of freedom, equality, tolerance and the “Main Committee for Workers’ solidarity from its past. • Kita im Weiherwald

• Kita am Haydnplatz

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