My attitude as an educator To start with: What do I base my pedagogical thinking and actions on? I am influenced by the image of the competent, yet highly dependent, vulnerable young child: a child who diligently strives to learn and to grow with all his strength and creative energy; a child who has the […]
A premise for high-quality Kita work
Influence of the institutional framework Do the insufficient institutional framework conditions affect the quality of early childhood care and education in Germany? Yes, absolutely. Importance of early childhood educator staff However, what plays a crucial role for the realization of good early childhood care and education is – in my opinion – the staff performing […]
Precious daycare (Kita) professionals – their empowering and enhancing power!
Encounters with competent Kita-professionals „The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is a reaction, both are transformed.“ (Carl Jung) A positive exchange of energy and experiences. These were the encounters with truly competent professionals in facilities of early childhood care & education in Germany… Noble individuals (unfortunately a […]
Behavioural problems in the Kita – a field report
During my studying of early childhood education, I could not have imagined the conditions I would encounter in German facilities for early childhood care & education (Kita) in my later professional life: an undignified theatre, a daily recurring real drama in which the leading roles are played by the daycare staff and the small children […]
Kita Life: Real Talks
Words I heard during everyday life in German Kitas (facilities for early childhood care and education): „We are a Kita, not a school!“ „Why this work with educational offers using pre-made templates and worksheets? Besides, working with templates and worksheets is old-fashioned and forbidden. Children learn through free play.“ „The Kita is not a school! […]
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