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 Helles Nest daycare in Hellersdorf is a Christian-oriented day-care center of the Christburg Campus that implements the Berlin education program and, according to the provider, offers about 55-59 places.
The facility, operated by the provider KITA-Dialog, cares for children from around nine months until they start school and works with mixed-age groups. It uses its own learning workshops and a large outdoor area with a daycare garden, as well as the nearby Hönower Weiherkette for nature-based educational activities.
Kita Kinderplanet (opened in 2014) was established in converted premises and offers 54 nursery and daycare places. The facility features spacious indoor areas, a garden and a covered outdoor terrace, and is operated by the provider WESTA e.V.
The Lutherzwerge day care center in Mahlsdorf is operated by the Wuhlewanderer organization and opened in 2016. It cares for up to 60 children (admissions from about 1 year old until school entry) in mixed-age groups and emphasizes movement, creative exploration and the Berlin education program.
The daycare center Kinderlachen in Mahlsdorf opened in 2016 and provides care for up to 60 children. It is operated by pad gGmbH; pedagogically the facility follows the Berlin Education Program, using an open-concept approach, the situational approach and elements of Montessori pedagogy, with a focus on healthy nutrition and plenty of outdoor activity.
The Grashüpfer daycare in Mahlsdorf is a facility operated by the provider pad gGmbH and cares for a total of 80 children (30 in the nursery section and 50 in the preschool section). The educational work is based on the situational approach and the concept of open work. The facility opens early in the morning and closes in the late afternoon.
Evangelical Kindergarten Mahlsdorf is a church-run daycare center in Mahlsdorf licensed for 78 places (from eight weeks until school entry). The facility operates according to the Berlin Education Program, places emphasis on religious education programs and healthy nutrition, and offers inclusive care.
The facility (Kaulsdorf location) cares for up to 88 children from the first year of life until starting school and places educational emphasis on movement, creative activities, and participatory, inclusive work. Opening hours are weekdays from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Small daycare center in Mahlsdorf, operated by the provider mach-mit-kitas, with a total of 35 places for children from around one year old until they start school; the facility provides full meals and is open continuously on weekdays from 07:00 to 17:00.
Kita Am Beerenpfuhl is a small mixed-age daycare center in Marzahn-Hellersdorf with 22 places for children from about 12 months up to school entry. The facility is located in the Beerenpfuhl Multigenerational House and places its educational focus on intergenerational encounters, everyday-integrated language support and health.
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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.
