Lichtenberg offers a good mix of water, parks, residential quarters, and practical family amenities.
Many localities feel relaxed, have playgrounds within walking distance, and give children enough room for everyday life.
Kita access is also good in Lichtenberg: the district has many centres, roughly from many dozens to well over a hundred, quality is generally good, and the outlook for open places looks a little better in some parts.
The Matt Lamb daycare center in Lichtenberg is an accessible, inclusive daycare operated by the TWSD organization and cares for children in the nursery and early years (0-6 years). Educational priorities are creative arts, targeted language support and movement activities; the facility is open early on weekdays.
The facility Hand in Hand is a large Montessori integrative kindergarten in Lichtenberg (Neustrelitzer Straße) with 285 places for children from 0 to 6 years. The daycare follows Montessori and integrative approaches, offers full-day care (06:00 to 18:00) and has a large outdoor area/garden.
The Kita Eichhörnchen in Lichtenberg cares for children aged approximately 1 to 6 years and follows Froebelian principles of play-based pedagogy. The facility is operated by the provider urban kita gGmbH and offers full-day care (Mon-Fri, from early morning to evening).
The Oberseeräuber parent-run nursery/daycare in Lichtenberg is a small facility offering full-day care. It provides care for children from about 1.5 years of age until they start school and has a total of 26 places.
The Zwergtaucher daycare center in Lichtenberg cares for children aged about 1 to 6 and follows the Berlin Education Program, offering situation-oriented activities, multi-purpose rooms, a movement room and a garden. The under-3 section is organized into several groups; integration, language support and a diverse range of educational areas are central to the pedagogical focus.
The Wundertüte daycare on Strausberger Straße is operated by the INDEPENDENT LIVING Foundation and has space for up to 160 children. It cares for children from around eight weeks up to school entry, follows a movement-oriented approach, and provides breakfast as well as freshly cooked lunch and an afternoon snack. The facility is usually open on weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The Kitaverbund Regenbogen in Lichtenberg (Waldowstraße 40) is a childcare facility operated by the provider urban kita gGmbH and offers space for a total of 165 children. The facility cares for children from the crèche until they start school and is open full-time on weekdays.
The KunstKita ARTKI in Lichtenberg is affiliated with the youth art school and offers an art-focused, semi-open childcare for children from birth until they start school. The facility has capacity for around 60 places and is open on weekdays from early morning until late afternoon.
The Warnitzer Straße daycare center, run by BIK e.V., cares for up to 180 children from around eight weeks to school entry in age-appropriate groups; its educational philosophy encourages children to discover, try things out, and act independently, and it emphasizes ample time outdoors as well as in-house catering in accordance with DGE guidelines.
Kleene Dickköppe & Große Ulknudeln is a small, partly open daycare center in the Lichtenberg district (Landsberger Allee 217F) operated by the provider mach-mit-kitas. The facility cares for children from around one year old until they start school, has a focus on language, its own daycare garden, and is open on weekdays from early morning until late afternoon.
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Many centers accept children from 8-12 months. Details are in the age groups (Under 3/Over 3) on profile pages.
Languages vary by center. Check the "Languages" field on the center profile page.
