Neukölln is colorful, lively, and very different from one locality to another.
Families can find many parks, playgrounds, child-friendly cafés, and more and more quiet corners for daily life with children.
Kita access is also broad in Neukölln: 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 are improving cautiously in parts of the district.
The Waldorf kindergarten Lindenbaum in Neukölln follows the pedagogy of Rudolf Steiner and operates both a toddler group and a mixed-age group; it is run by the registered association Waldorfkindergarten Lindenbaum e. V.
The daycare center is part of the Nachbarschaftsheim Neukölln neighborhood house at Körnerpark and operates within a community-oriented neighborhood center. The building (opened/expanded 2021-2022) brings together the daycare center, a family education center and local neighborhood programs and offers up to 80 childcare places in total.
Parent-run daycare in the Schillerpromenade neighborhood near Hasenheide, caring for children from about one year old until school entry; pedagogically oriented to the Berlin education program and Montessori elements, with freshly prepared daily vegetarian organic meals. Opening hours are weekdays from morning to afternoon (see below).
The Pumuckel daycare center in Neukölln is a parents' initiative run by the Verein zur Errichtung und Betreibung von EKTs e.V. It cares for children from around one year old until they start school in several groups and offers full-day care.
The Pannierstraße daycare center (operator: Forum Soziale Dienste Kita I GmbH) provides full-day care for children from around their second birthday until they start school and follows the Early Excellence approach; the provider's website states a capacity for up to 45 children and opening hours from Monday to Friday.
Kita Lieblingsmenschen is a parent-run children's collective in Neukölln that maintains a family-like atmosphere and follows the situational approach as well as the Berlin education program. The facility cares for around 24 children from about one year old until they start school.
Kita Hasenreiter is a small full-day daycare center in Neukölln (Herrfurthplatz 4) with around 20 places, operated by Hauptstadtracker gGmbH. It cares for children of preschool and nursery age (approx. 1-6 years) and, according to the provider, currently has vacancies for children aged about 2-4 years.
The Möwe daycare center in Neukölln is operated by the provider Forum Soziale Dienste Kita I GmbH and cares for up to 36 children from eight months until starting school. The facility offers full-day care (Monday to Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) in several groups and has a garden.
There is a daycare center at Weserstraße 26 named Kleine Weltkinder (operator: Bildungshafen gUG). The facility cares for children in the infant and preschool age groups in a multicultural setting, follows a structured daily routine, and places emphasis on language support and balanced meals.
EKT Naseweis is a parent-run children's co-op in Berlin-Neukölln that cares for about 20 to 22 children aged roughly 1.5 to 6 years in two groups and offers full-day care.
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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.
