The anthroposophical daily routine in kindergarten

What you need:

• Daily schedule of your kindergarten
• Your own punctual daily structuring
• Ability to get involved
• Enjoyment of creative and musical support
• Willingness to work with parents

Anthroposophical kindergartens promote the whole person

Anthroposophical kindergartens are not a “storage space for children“While the parents have something else to do. Here your child is in the foreground, their support and confidence building in life are the main goals of these special kindergartens. You should definitely know and pay attention to the following things when you are in a kindergarten for an anthroposophical kindergarten wait:

• Punctuality is an important aspect when bringing and retrieving your child and also requires a good structuring of your personal everyday life. Because anthroposophical kindergartens adhere to a strict agenda. This arises from the insight that an external order influences the internal order of a person. That is why there are precisely specified delivery and pick-up times so that the children are not disturbed in their other important activities - such as free play and group work.
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• You will receive a daily schedule from your kindergarten in which these times are clearly defined. This also includes the times when the educators and group leaders cannot be reached for phone calls and discussions with parents - The kindergarten employees want to use these times exclusively for the benefit of the children, without being torn out of them.

Holistic support - because there are no "half people"

• Anthroposophical kindergartens support your child especially in musical and creative areas, whereby all of the children's senses are addressed. Your child will be there mainly with natural materials and toy employed in wood, wool and felt. The connection to nature and the seasonal changes is much more pronounced than in other kindergartens.
• The free play is the time that the children spend in free play without guidance from the adults. The children choose their play partner as well as the location independently and design their game from their own creativity. From an anthroposophical perspective, play itself is of great importance for the education and development of children. It is not a "pastime" to combat boredom, but a child's main job. Play is To learn at all levels and your child develops social skills - as well as all the physical and mental abilities required for life.


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• Healthy nutrition is lived in the anthroposophical everyday life of the children, the little ones get a balanced, as bio-dynamic diet as possible. This should also be observed at home to make it easier for your child to get used to it. Consistently good nutrition also benefits the entire metabolism.
• Singing is one of the main components of everyday life in an anthroposophical kindergarten and accompanies the children throughout the day. Again and again lead songs and music the different times of the day and activities and end them again. The singing is clear even for very young children, so that they can hear when a change in the process takes place. And last but not least, music is also a means to get calm and harmony in a group, to get them in the mood for something new and to encourage the desire to do something.

How you as a parent can get involved

In addition to contributing to the aspects of punctuality and maintaining a healthy diet for your child, you can also contribute to the work in kindergarten.

• Parents' cooperation is very welcome in anthroposophical kindergartens, not least in the preparation of bazaars and the regularly recurring “Open Day”, where all the children's artistic works are shown will.
• Public relations also require posters, descriptions, and the like. Parents who are technically and artistically gifted can also offer their work here.