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.
The Kita Strauchwiese in Pankow is a movement-oriented daycare center with a large garden and direct access to the palace park. It cares for children from about one year old until they start school (nursery pedagogy influenced, among others, by Emmi Pikler) and offers space for up to 130 children.
The Kita Sauseschritt (Pfefferwerk) is a movement-oriented facility in Pankow with a large garden and its own kitchen; it cares for up to 90 children from six months of age until they start school and focuses on sensory and movement development.
The kindergarten in Pankow, operated by the association Junges Gemüse e.V., cares for children aged approximately 2 to 6, has 28 approved places, and provides information on its website about the admission process and currently available places (as of 20 March 2025).
The Vielfarb-Kita Schillerwiese in Pankow cares for up to 100 children from infancy until they start school. The facility is music-oriented, values integration and participation, and has its own kitchen and a large garden.
CampusSterne is a daycare center located on the Campus Berlin-Buch and operated by SEHstern e. V. It cares for mixed-age groups and particularly promotes early science experiences and playful English.
The Kita Mondschaukel in Pankow is an inclusive daycare center run by VfBB Pankow e.V. with around 22 places. It offers full-day care for children from about one year of age and uses integrative, situation-oriented and Montessori-oriented elements; early English instruction is mentioned.
The Schwalbennest childcare center is located on the northern edge of Pankow in a green setting and cares for about 70 children in four mixed-age groups. The facility offers full-day care, its own gym, a large garden, animal-assisted programs, and inclusive support.
The Sonnenkäfer daycare in Pankow is part of the Kinder im Kiez organization and cares for up to 225 children of crèche and kindergarten age. The facility works with a situational approach and places value on individual support as well as the documentation of educational processes.
The Pankower Wichtel daycare is a green, movement-oriented facility in Pankow town center that cares for children from around eight weeks until they start school. It is operated by Jugendwerk Aufbau Ost (JAO) and focuses on movement, health, and diverse, inclusive care.
The daycare Kleine Strolche in Pankow (Hauptstraße, Blankenfelde) is operated by Kita Kleine Strolche gGmbH and cares for preschool-aged children. The facility offers full-day care for children from about 1 to around 6 years old.
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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.
