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 Protestant day care center Kita Sophies Welt cares for children from about 11 months until they start school in mixed-age groups and is part of the Social Diaconal Work Lichtenberg-Oberspree. The facility has capacity for a total of 115 children and offers full-day care in the neighborhood around Lichtenberg S-Bahn station.
The daycare Kikiflo in Friedrichsfelde-Süd cares for up to 85 children from their first birthday until they start school. It is run by the Albert Schweitzer Children's Village. The facility operates an open and inclusive program with a nest group (1-3 years) and an elementary group (3-6 years) and has a large garden with play and water features.
Parent-run daycare in the Kaskelkiez (since 2012) that provides care for up to 30 children aged about 1 to 6 in mixed-age groups. Pedagogically, it uses elements of the Pikler approach, reform-pedagogical methods, and the Berlin Education Program. Excursions and organic meals are part of the offering.
Inclusive daycare center in Karlshorst, open since 2012; the facility cares for about 30 children from around one year old until school entry in two groups and follows a Montessori-oriented approach with a focus on movement, integration and creative projects.
The Märchenland daycare at the House of Generations in Lichtenberg cares for children from about 1 year old until school entry in age-homogeneous groups; the facility is inclusive, provides full meals prepared in its own kitchen, and is open all day (Mon-Fri 6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
The daycare center Quatschköpfe (kijufa gGmbH) in Karlshorst is an inclusion-oriented facility with two groups, Snails for 1-3-year-olds (approx. 9 children) and Foxes for 3-6-year-olds (approx. 16 children). The center operates a semi-open concept, offers organic meals prepared in its own kitchen, and is open Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 17:00.
Small, family-run childcare center in Lichtenberg that offers care from about 12 months and operates in a mixed-age group with a maximum of around 25 children; the facility offers extended full-day care with early opening.
The daycare center Am Carlsgarten in Karlshorst (Lichtenberg district) is a childcare facility operated by the provider pewobe, serving infant/toddler and preschool age groups. It focuses on children's everyday lives and experiences and offers full-day care on weekdays.
The daycare center Luna Sternenstaub is a small, parent-initiated childcare facility operated by the provider BeKiLa e. V. in Karlshorst (Liepnitzstraße 42).
The daycare center an der alten Kastanie in Berlin-Lichtenberg is a German-Vietnamese bilingual facility with space for 105 children aged approximately 1 to 6 years. It uses an immersion approach and emphasizes intercultural education as well as nature experiences in its large garden with an old chestnut tree.
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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.
