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.
Site in a communal accommodation facility in Lichtenberg where the provider Edusation offers preschool language support for children whose mother tongue is not German. The programs are aimed at preschool children and take place during the day (approx. 08:00-15:00); registration is via a language support voucher through Edusation.
The Little Inventors daycare in Alt-Hohenschönhausen cares for up to 50 children in three groups, from about eight weeks old until they start school. The center's educational approach emphasizes inquiry-based, exploratory learning and movement-oriented activities.
The Sonnenblümchen daycare center in Neu-Hohenschönhausen, opened in 2019, offers 85 places and has a pedagogical focus on nature, environmental and sustainability education; it operates according to open approaches and is developing its program as a House of Little Researchers.
The Küstriner daycare (SpreeEule) in Alt-Hohenschönhausen cares for preschool-aged children and children under three in several groups and offers daily supervision from early morning until late afternoon. The non-profit spreeEule gGmbH is the operator and runs the facility as part of its daycare offerings in Berlin.
The Wartenberger Street daycare center, opened in 2020, is an accessible facility of the municipal enterprise Kindergärten NordOst with an educational focus on language/literacy. It cares for children aged approximately 1 to 6 years and has 120 places, including designated places for children under three.
Kita Neo in Hohenschönhausen (operator: SozDia) cares for children from about 10 months until school entry in mixed-age groups, provides places for up to 136 children, and follows a nature-oriented approach with a direct connection to the Intercultural Garden.
The FRÖBEL Kindergarten Simon Bolivar in Alt-Hohenschönhausen cares for up to 99 children from around 10 months of age until they start school. The facility follows an open, family-oriented pedagogy and is usually open Monday to Friday from 7:00 to 17:00 (by arrangement, if needed, also from 6:00 to 18:00).
Farm kindergarten at Dorfstraße 19 (Wartenberg) on the edge of a nature reserve; the facility follows a nature-based approach with elements of Montessori pedagogy in several restored houses and accommodates several hundred children.
The Kreativhaus Sonnenblume facility in Lichtenberg is an integrative nursery and daycare with a creative educational focus; it cares for children from infancy through school entry and offers extended full-day care. The daycare is operated by the provider urban kita (urban-consult) and prepares most of the children's meals in-house.
The TraumWerkstatt daycare on Warnitzer Street (Lichtenberg/Hohenschönhausen district) is a 52-place facility run by the operator Traumwerkstatt gGmbH. Its educational approach is guided by Freinet-inspired principles and provides children with space for independent development and creative exploration.
Use the Postal Code filter and check opening hours. Contact multiple facilities in parallel.
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.
