Introduction/specifics

The Ströppcher is a place where children not only play and explore, but also experience family-like community. We care for eleven children aged one to three years in the time frame of 35 hours per week. All are welcome! We make a point of reflecting the diversity of Mülheim and Germany and encourage people in all walks of life to enroll their children with us. Reductions of the fee are possible. Please contact us!

We approach each child with appreciation and respect and want to actively relate to them. A joint exploration of the environment and the acquisition of social and communicative skills are the basis of our work. The solidary and close cooperation with the parents distinguishes us as a day care center (Kita). In accordance with this self-image, the Müllemer Ströppcher are members of the German Parity Welfare Association (DPWV) and the Cologne Parents and Children Self-Help Association (KEKS).

Our opening hours are as follows:

- Monday to Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

- Friday: 8:30 am to 2:30 pm

Please note that we only accept children between the ages of one and two. In the course of the third year of life the children change to the kindergarten.

Please fill out the contact form that we will send you after you have registered through LittleBird so that we can learn more about you.

Rooms

A suitable and prepared environment supports the children in the development of their abilities and is the basis of free play and movement development. The prepared environment should offer the children security and challenge and allow them to explore on their own initiative.

For this, the children need:

- Opportunities for large-scale movement,
- Opportunities to play with everyday and natural materials,
- Opportunities to try out different materials for experimenting, building, crafting,
- opportunities for relaxation and intensive sensory experiences.

The children find these possibilities in our different rooms.

- Sleep and movement room
- Hallway
- Large group room
- Children's bathroom

Outdoor Facilities

Food

Description and Stations

Next to Wiener Platz and Keupstraße

Quality Assurance

Wir führen jährlich eine Mitglieder-und Teamevaluation durch. Dabei werden wir extern unterstützt. Ziel ist die stetige Weiterentwicklung der Kita, die Verbesserung der Kommunikation und Zufriedenheit, sowie die Überprüfung der gemeinsamen Ziele. In unserem QM-Handbuch werden diese Prozesse dokumentiert.

"Elterninitiativen entwickeln sich selbst weiter und passen sich immer wieder neuen Bedingungen an. Ihre Entwicklung ist nie beendet, sie beginnt von neuem mit jeder neuen Eltern- und Kindergeneration: "Elterninitativen sind lernende Organisationen" (Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft Elterinittiativen)

Teamwork with parents

The non-profit association De Müllemer Ströppcher e. V. runs the daycare center. The facility is a member of the Deutscher Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband (DPWV) and the Kölner Eltern- und Kinderselbsthilfe e. V. (KEKS).

It is responsible and accountable for all organizational and content-related matters of the facility, which are essentially implemented by the board of directors. The board consists of three parents and is elected by the general meeting of the association.

All parents support the operation of the day care center through parent work. This includes fixed services such as gardening, small repairs, support in the IT area, as well as certain activities that must be performed when staff are unavailable, for example cleaning and cooking services.

Twice a year, a joint action day is held for the renovation and renewal of the kindergarten rooms and the outdoor area. This gives parents the chance to experience the daycare center and actively help shape it for their child.

Specifics

• Bedürfnisorientiertes Arbeiten
• Partizipation