Marzahn-Hellersdorf is often calmer and greener than many people expect.
Families value its wide paths, many playgrounds, good residential courtyards, and plenty of space for children in everyday life.
Kita access is also strongly family-focused in Marzahn-Hellersdorf: the district has many centres, roughly from many dozens to well over a hundred, quality is usually solid to good, and the chances of finding an opening feel a bit more positive in some quarters.
The Humanist daycare center Zum Hasenhügel on Waldheimer Street (Marzahn-Hellersdorf) is an inclusive facility of the Humanist Association; it cares for children from about 10 months until they start school and offers full-day opening hours (06:00 to 18:00).
The Protestant Rainbow Daycare in Hellersdorf is a Protestant daycare center with around 165 places for children from about one year old until they start school. The facility works closely with the local church congregation and places emphasis on religious education and language support programs.
Protestant daycare center in Kaulsdorf with a capacity for 56 children from about 1.5 years old until they start school. The program includes, among other things, early music education, a children's choir and religious-education activities. The facility is open Monday to Friday (06:00-17:00).
The Catholic daycare center St. Martin in Kaulsdorf cares for up to 30 children from the age of one in two groups and emphasizes a gentle settling-in process, Christian rituals, and plenty of outdoor activity in nature. The facility is part of the Hedi Kitas provider association (Archdiocese of Berlin) and offers regular care hours.
Creative daycare in Kaulsdorf offering language development and health promotion; it follows the situational approach and offers additional activities such as yoga, English, and early childhood music education.
The Meilenstein daycare center (operated by Kindergärten NordOst) is a movement-oriented facility in Marzahn-Hellersdorf that cares for children aged 0 to 6. The facility offers full-day care (06:00-18:00) and has a capacity of 190 children.
The Spielhaus daycare in Hellersdorf is operated by the Jugend- und Sozialwerk and follows an everyday life-oriented, mixed-age educational concept with an inclusive focus. The facility cares for children from around eight weeks until they start school and offers, among other things, language support integrated into daily routines and open-group programs.
The BOOT-Kita Am Kirschbaum cares for children from around eight weeks until school entry in mixed-age groups. The facility offers spacious rooms and a large garden, as well as special amenities such as a ceramics studio, a sauna, and psychomotor rooms focusing on integration and movement.
The Montessori children's house Eigensinn in Marzahn-Hellersdorf is a small facility operated by the provider KITA-Dialog with 25 places; it cares for children from about one year until school entry and follows the Montessori approach. The regular hours of care are usually Monday to Friday in the mornings and afternoons (see opening hours).
The Blumentraum daycare (AWO pro:mensch) is a relatively family-oriented childcare center with a total of 90 places for children from around eight months until they start school. The facility in Hellersdorf-Ost is located near the Hellersdorf U-Bahn station and offers theatre-based educational programs as well as a variety of other learning opportunities.
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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.
