Two-story daycare building with branches full of leaves in the foreground

“Zwergenland”

"ZWERGENLAND" KINDERGARTEN

The daycare center is open Monday to Friday from 7.00 a.m. to 17.00 p.m.
Capacity: 154 kindergarten places, including 3 integration places

The daycare center is located at Erich-Zeigner-Allee 77 on the banks of the White Elster in the Plagwitz district. Children are regularly admitted to the facility from their 3rd birthday. There are also 12 places available for children aged two and a half and over.
The daycare center was rebuilt in 2010 using wooden construction and was expanded in 2019.

The open concept of the facility is based on the needs of the children. It is based on the findings of modern developmental psychology and the ideas of reform pedagogy.
Children come to us as individual characters and with very different developmental requirements. The aim is to offer them a variety of social experiences along the way and to strengthen and promote their skills and learning experiences. According to the famous developmental psychologist Jean Piaget, children are the agents of their own development. At the facility, children are encouraged to decide for themselves in which of the numerous functional rooms they would like to pursue their current interests.

Tobe offered
• a wood workshop,
• an art studio,
• a movement space,
• an experimental,
• a Roleplay-,
• a building
• and a cozy living room.

In addition to the need for independence, every child has an inherent need for orientation and clear boundaries. Testing these limits is also part of child development. No community can survive without clear rules, and the professionals constantly encourage the children to internalize and observe the rules and values ​​of living together.
The youngest ones are initially cared for in their own nesting group. Here the children can slowly get used to the large daycare community and gradually conquer the entire house and garden for themselves.

The children have their own “bistro” for breakfast, lunch and snacks, where they can eat their meals with their friends during the day. The supply is subject to a charge.
A rest room and a bedroom complete the offering to give the children the opportunity to organize their day according to their needs.

In addition, preschool children are offered a variety of special offers.
The green outdoor area with old trees, various play equipment, a sandpit, various seating options and a large terrace area invite you to play, run around and relax outdoors. Through direct experience, experimentation and observation in the great outdoors and environment, all senses (hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, seeing, balance, movement) are stimulated. The discoveries and experiences gained are of valuable importance.

The daycare center sees itself as an integral part of the Leipzig districts of Schleußig and Plagwitz. We tailor our offers to the conditions of the social area in order to be part of the social network. Various forms of cooperation are maintained with a senior center, schools, local companies, the library and social contact points.

There are good connections to local public transport (tram lines 1, 2, 3, 13; bus lines 60, 74) and easy access by car or bicycle. There are parking spaces for cars and bicycle racks directly in front of the facility.

 

The Erich-Zeigner-Allee day care center is a center for children and families.