Our concept
Variety of care forms and concepts
We offer a wide range of services for children aged eight weeks to 14 years. Most facilities combine a variety of childcare options under one roof.
- Nursery and kindergarten
- Kindergarten and after-school care
- Other mixed-age groups
A wide variety of concepts and models are put into practice here:
- Emmi Pikler’s approach to early childhood education
- Intercultural learning
- Movement-based daycare
- Language development (see below)
- Open-concept approaches
- Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities
This broad spectrum also offers educators the opportunity to work in an environment that aligns with their personal interests, preferences, and abilities.
Currently, the city’s daycare centers are developing concepts for the work carried out at their facilities.
Other initiatives for children and families in Mainz
Language support
Increasing language difficulties require special support. That is why the Kind und Sprache (Child and Language) network was founded in Mainz in January 2002. It was initiated by speech therapists, educators, pediatricians, ENT doctors, teachers, speech therapists, and other professionals. The aim of the network is to facilitate the exchange of experiences between local stakeholders and experts, to strengthen parental involvement, and to enhance the competence of educators in the field of language support in daycare centers.
The state law on the expansion of early support (2006) provides for a significant expansion of preschool language support and closer cooperation between daycare centers and elementary schools in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Free attendance at kindergarten
Since August 1, 2010, all children aged 2 and above are entitled to a free place at kindergarten until they start school. The Rhineland-Palatinate Child Day Care Act can be found on the website www.jugend.rlp.de (opens in a new tab). Parents pay for meals (lunch, afternoon snack).