Translation of Terms in the List of Daycare Centers for children below 3 years of age

Terms you find in the table’s heading

Stadtbezirk = Einrichtung = Name of the Daycare Center

Art = Type of Daycare Center Krippe = day care for children under 3 years of age Kita = Kita is the abbreviation of the term Kindertagesstätte, which is the most general term designating all types of daycare siehe Fußnote *) = footnote. In the footnote you find some details of the service offered by the Kita. Straße = street

PLZ = ZIP Code Telefon = Phone Number Ansprechpartner/Träger = Contact Person/Provider Träger = Provider that runs the Daycare Center Straße = Street where the Provider is located

PLZ = ZIP Code of the Provider

Terms you find in the footnotes

GT= Ganztags = whole day childcare, meaning a Kita with a nonstop opening time of more than seven hours per day (e.g. 7:30/8:00 a.m. until 5:30/6:00 p.m.)

RG = Regelzeiten = „regular Kita“, meaning half-day Kita. In a Regelgruppe the children are cared for until noon (usually 12 a.m. / 1 p.m.). In some Regelgruppen, parents can bring the child again after a lunch break for afternoon care two times per week

VÖ = verlängerte Öffnungszeiten = Kita with opening hours until the early afternoon. Childcare is provided between six and seven hours per day (e.g. 7:30/8:00 a.m. until 2:00/2:30 p.m.). It depends on the Kita whether they offer a lunch for the children or not. agm = altersgemischte Gruppen = „mixed age group“. Children of different ages, e.g. between 1 and 6 years old, are cared for together in the same child care group i.-integrativ = inclusive, meaning that a Kita has a concept for integrating children with special needs