The daycare run by studierendenWERK BERLIN at Humboldt University on Ziegelstraße provides places for around 88 children (from about eight weeks up to school entry) and includes an infant/toddler area as well as an open preschool area with its own playground on the banks of the Spree.
Kita Grashüpfer is a self-managed parent-child initiative founded in 2000 with a focus on inclusion. In a mixed-age group up to 20 children aged about one and a half to six years are cared for. The facility emphasizes physical activity, music, project work and organic lunches prepared in its own kitchen.
The Drieselmäuse daycare in Prenzlauer Berg is run by the provider Forum Soziale Dienste and offers bright, nature-inspired rooms. Pedagogically, the facility emphasizes inquiry-based learning, the promotion of physical activity and experiences in nature; it is open full-time on weekdays.
The kindergarten at Hirschhof in Prenzlauer Berg is run by the provider Netzwerk Spiel/Kultur and, according to the provider, cares for up to 95 children aged about 1 to 6 years. Younger children start in a nest group; from around two years they move into mixed-age groups. The facility is located on Eberswalder Straße directly next to the playground for which it is named (Hirschhof) and offers full-day care.
Two neighboring Klax kindergartens at Eldenaer Straße 46 offer holistic, creative educational programs and certified-organic full meals. Klax notes vacancies in selected year groups.
The Erich-Weinert-Straße daycare (operator: Kindergärten NordOst) is a crèche in Prenzlauer Berg with 48 places that cares exclusively for children under three years old (admissions from around 6 months). Pedagogically, the facility places particular emphasis on encouraging movement, a small number of consistent caregivers, and a Pikler-inspired approach.
Kita Kinder Sorpresa is a German-Spanish parent-run daycare in Prenzlauer Berg that currently cares for around 37 children aged approximately 1.5 to 6 years in mixed-age, open groups. The team works bilingually (German/Spanish) and the facility has spacious rooms as well as its own garden playground.
The Berlin Kids International daycare in Prenzlauer Berg is a German-English bilingual facility (principle: one person, one language) for children from around ten months until they start school. It operates a nursery group and mixed-age groups and offers extensive indoor activity and outdoor areas.
The Bambini Oase daycare center in Prenzlauer Berg is operated by MAHALE gGmbH and cares for children from around eight weeks of age until school entry. The facility follows elements of Reggio pedagogy, offers full-day care, and has large garden areas as well as project-based activities.
The municipal daycare center Zwergenhausen in Prenzlauer Berg is operated by the municipal provider Kindergärten NordOst and serves children aged approximately 0 to 6. The facility has around 195 places, follows an inclusive approach with Montessori elements, and offers full-day care from 06:00 to 18:00.
