Pankow feels green, welcoming, and especially comfortable for families with children.
Many localities offer calm streets, good playgrounds, lots of nature, and an easy mix of cafés and weekend spots.
Kita access is also very family-oriented in Pankow: the district has a very large number of centres, roughly from many dozens to several hundred, quality is generally good, and the situation with open places feels a little easier in some parts than before.
Kita Guckloch is an association founded in 2003 and run by parents (EKT Guckloch e.V.) that has operated a daycare center in Prenzlauer Berg since 2004 and cares for around 25 to 30 children from about one year old until they start school in age-appropriate groups.
Small parent-run daycare in Prenzlauer Berg that primarily cares for children aged one to six in two separate age groups. The facility has a garden, follows the situational approach, and offers full-day care with organic catering.
Parent-run children's co-op in Prenzlauer Berg (EKT Josephine e. V.) that cares for 26 children aged about 1 to 6 years in two mixed-age groups; the focus is on movement, music and art-studio activities as well as communal vegetarian whole-food meals.
Zwergenbaude e.V. operates two small daycare centers (18 places each) on Chodowieckistraße in Prenzlauer Berg and focuses on movement, music and nature. The facility cares for children aged around 1 to 6 years and offers, among other things, swimming lessons, partnerships with 1. FC Union and regular forest days.
The Kinderladen Lette at Lettestraße 8 is operated by KinderSchlummerLand gGmbH. The facility offers a total of 30 places for children approximately 1 to 6 years old and is usually open Monday to Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Mandelbäumchen daycare center in Prenzlauer Berg (Pankow district) is operated by Bürgerhaus BüHa gGmbH. The facility cares for up to 110 children from three months old until they start school and is regularly open Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The daycare center Bewegungsreich (operator: Pfefferwerk) is a movement-oriented facility in Prenzlauer Berg with a large garden and specialized movement programs. After extensive renovation and expansion, the daycare provides space for preschool-aged children and places special emphasis on inclusion and psychomotor development.
The inclusive daycare Raupe Nimmersatt in Pankow cares for up to 60 children (from about one year old until they start school) in five groups. The facility focuses on inclusion as well as nature and environmental education and is certified as a House of Little Researchers.
Parent-run daycare in the Bötzowviertel (Prenzlauer Berg) that cares for a mixed-age group. The facility operates according to its own reform-pedagogical approach and is self-managed by a parents' association.
The INA.KINDER.GARTEN Preußstraße daycare in Prenzlauer Berg is a large facility with spacious grounds and a focus on physical activity and bilingual education (German/Dutch). The kitchen prepares fresh meals.
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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.
